Gus Williams, Seattle SuperSonics star and point guard 'Wizard,' dies at 71

[Sewa]

Gus Williams, the beloved Seattle SuperSonics star who led the franchise to its only NBA championship in 1979, died Wednesday at age 71.

Williams earned the nickname “The Wizard” thanks to his speed and athleticism as a dynamic scoring guard. He played six of his 12 NBA seasons with the SuperSonics, guiding the team to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances. Both of his two All-Star selections came during his time in Seattle.

James Donaldson, one of Williams’ SuperSonics teammates beginning in 1980, started a GoFundMe account on behalf of Williams’ family to raise funds for his burial.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6069926/2025/01/17/gus-williams-death-seattle-supersonics/

Gus is one of my all time favorite NBA players. It was a pleasure to watch him play. “The Wizard “ was a dynamic player on the court.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

1. Saw that this morning

[DinahMoeHum]

2. I remember him and his brother Ray. . .

. . .from their high school days in Mt Vernon, NY. They were arch-rivals to my high school team.

[SeattleVet]

3. Gus was a year ahead of me - I graduated MVHS in 1972.

He and Ray were nice guys.

You must have been from New Rochelle?

[DinahMoeHum]

4. No, Mamaroneck HS

Their names were in the local paper all the time.

[SeattleVet]

5. My family moved to Mamaroneck right after I went into the Air Force in 1972.

Both of my sisters went to Mamaroneck HS when they lived on Palmer Avenue (right next to Walter's hotdog stand).

[DinahMoeHum]

6. Ahhh, memories! Walter's is still there.

And they have another location in White Plains plus 1-2 food trucks that go around for events.