Buck Williams did well as an NBA player. Williams knows the “L” lifestyle. He was a one-percenter for 17 years between 1981 and 1998, spending his first eight seasons with the New Jersey Nets, his next seven with the Portland Trail Blazers, and his final two with the New York Knicks.
Williams, who finished off his NBA career as an assistant coach with the Blazers, says that he thought the importance of money management was underrated in the NBA. So much so, he saw it as part of his coaching duties in Portland.