Micheal Douglas Williams (born July 23, 1966) is an American former professional

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player who played the

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position in the

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(NBA). He holds the NBA record for most consecutive free throws made with 97.

NBA career

Out of

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, Williams was selected with the 48th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft by the

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with whom he played 49 games in his rookie season, averaging 2.4 points and 1.4 assists per game. The Pistons won the

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in his rookie year. Williams was traded by Detroit to the

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on draft day of 1989, along with the Pistons' first-round draft pick (27th overall) of the 1989 NBA draft, Kenny Battle, in exchange for the Suns' first-round draft choice (24th overall pick), Anthony Cook. That season was spent split between the

and the

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averaging 5.6 points and 2.9 assists per game, before being acquired by the

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in 1990. He thrived during his two seasons in Indiana, averaging 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and shooting 87.5% from the

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line. Prior to the 1992–93 season, he was traded along with Chuck Person to the

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in exchange for Sam Mitchell and Pooh Richardson. He continued his solid play in Minnesota for the following two seasons but, due to various injuries, in his final four years with the Wolves he participated in just 35 games (including missing the entire 1996–97 season). On January 21, 1999, Minnesota traded him, along with

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, to the

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in a three-team deal. By then his career was on the decline, and he only played two games for the Raptors before retiring that year. At the conclusion of 1992–93, Williams ranked fourth in the league in free-throw accuracy at 90.7 percent after making his final 84 attempts. In the process, he broke Calvin Murphy's 1981 record of 78 successive free throws, continuing his streak into the following season ( 1993–94), making his first 13 attempts. As of 2022 he still holds the NBA record for consecutive free throws made during the regular season at 97, spanning 19 regular-season games from March 24 to November 9, 1993.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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External links

NBA.com profile"Eluding Calvin's curse - Flashback: Micheal Williams' Streak" Basketball Digest, April, 2003 by O'Donnell Chuck
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NBA career

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

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