2009, he ranked as the Cavaliers' all-time leader in blocked shots (1,200) (surpassed by Žydrūnas Ilgauskas). Williams spent nine seasons with the Cavaliers before being traded to the Phoenix Suns for Dan Majerle during the 1995 offseason. He finished out his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. Personal life and death Williams had five children; John Williams Jr., John Francis Williams, Johnna Williams, John Paul Williams, and Sydney Gibbs. His nephew, Toe Nash, played professional baseball. Williams was diagnosed with colon cancer in April 2014, and died on December 11, 2015 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at age 53. See also List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders References External links basketball-reference career statistics NBA.com biography ESPN.com description of Tulane scandal 1962 births 2015 deaths African-American basketball players Basketball players from Louisiana Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks Cleveland Cavaliers players College basketball controversies in the United States Dallas Mavericks players Deaths from prostate cancer People from Ascension Parish, Louisiana Phoenix Suns players Power forwards (basketball) Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players Deaths from cancer in Louisiana American men's basketball players United States Basketball League players 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people