A farewell to Jason Williams, the once and future White Chocolate

When most players retire, we look back on their accomplishments and consider whether or not they fulfilled their potential and had a career worth remembering. By most standards, Jason Williams was a success. The 12-year NBA point guard retired yesterday for the second time (the first coming in the summer of 2008), although the circumstances of this exit suggest it'll be more permanent than the first. After being waived by the Orlando Magic in January and a non-factor with the Memphis Grizzlies after signing in February, it appears that the NBA no longer has much use for his services. So we must look back at the career of the man once known as White Chocolate and consider what it all meant.Williams reached heights that few point guards even glimpse. As a rookie with the Sacramento Kings, he made the All-Rookie team, had one of the league's five most popular jerseys due to his flashy play, and was part of a team that took the defending West champion Utah Jazz to the full five ...