76ers swingman Monty Williams is contemplating retirement due to a sore left knee.

"[Williams'] knee is very bad and hasn't responded as he had hoped,'' said Joe Glass, Williams' agent. "Doctors, so far, have recommended that he stop playing. That's just the way it is right now. He was hoping to be able to get back on the court. He's not a very happy camper right now; he wants to play. But it's a career that could end earlier than he had thought.''

Williams will join Todd Todd MacCulloch and likely Greg Buckner on the injured to start the season.