Reggie Williams thanks Golden State

Reggie Williams called Warriors GM Larry Riley moments after signing with the Bobcats to thank him for getting the chance over the last two seasons to showcase his 3-point shooting prowess.

How often does a player do something like that?

Well, as long as I asked, Anthony Tolliver also called Riley after signing a free agent contract with the Timberwolves.

So, that makes a total of two in 40 years I’m now aware of.

A Development League pickup, the 6-foot-6 Williams averaged 9.2 points in 80 2010-11 games, burying 42 percent from afar and 47 percent overall. His marksmanship earned him a salary bump from the minimum (762G) to a 2-year guarantee, starting at $2.5M, with Charlotte.

In a pair of Warriors’ victories, Williams notched 18 points per in the fourth quarters. At one point during his can’t-miss splurge against the Suns, coach Alvin Gentry screamed at him as he ran past the bench, “Where the bleep did you come from?!”