Jaylin Williams

Jaylin Williams

22-Year-Old CenterC
Oklahoma City Thunder
GTD
Injury Ankle
Est. Return 4/20/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Jaylin Williams in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a four-year, $8.21 million contract with the Thunder in July of 2022.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Williams was born June 29, 2002, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Williams played basketball for Northside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas. As a sophomore, he helped his team reach the Class 7A state final. In his junior season, Williams averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game, and he was named Arkansas Division I Player of the Year by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He led his team to the Class 6A state title and was named tournament MVP after recording 20 points and 16 rebounds in the title game. As a senior, Williams averaged 18.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, earning Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year honors and repeating as Arkansas Division I Player of the Year. A consensus four-star recruit, he decided to stay close to home, committing to Arkansas. As a freshman at Arkansas, Williams struggled to see the court. He flipped the script during his sophomore year when he became a regular starter, averaging 10.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, receiving first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors from the league's coaches. He was a second-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press and made the All-Defensive Team. He declared for the NBA draft and opted to forgo his remaining college eligibility. The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Williams in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft with the 34th overall pick, becoming the first player of Vietnamese descent to be drafted in the NBA.

Won't return to Sunday's game
COklahoma City Thunder
Ankle
April 13, 2025
Williams (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Pelicans, Nick Gallo of the Thunder's official site reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams injured his left ankle in the first quarter, and while he was able to return from the locker room to the bench, he will not play during the rest of Sunday's contest. Branden Carlson will see an increase in playing time for the rest of the game in Williams' absence.
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How does Jaylin Williams compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
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    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
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True Shooting %
59.4%
 
Effective Field Goal %
57.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
69.2%
 
Free Throw Rate
13.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
6.7%
 
Defensive Rebound %
28.7%
 
Total Rebound %
17.9%
 
Assist %
19.1%
 
Steal %
1.2%
 
Block %
3.7%
 
Turnover %
9.0%
 
Usage %
14.6%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
18.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.1
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Williams was moderately productive during his rookie season, taking advantage of a season-ending injury to Chet Holmgren before any real basketball had been played. He finished just outside the top 250 in standard leagues, averaging 5.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.6 steals. With Holmgren now fully healthy and slated to assume the starting center role, the short-term outlook for Williams is far from positive. It is likely he will remain in the rotation, although there is almost no way he exceeds the 18.9 minutes per game he saw last season. Given what we know, he should only be considered in very deep formats.
A two-year big out of Arkansas, Williams was selected by the Thunder with the 34th overall pick in the 2022 Draft. He's a dirty-work player and solid defender, but his athleticism is a question, as is his shooting. OKC is an excellent place to develop, but Williams may spend a lot of time in the G League. In Summer League, he averaged 3.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.6 steals in 18.1 minutes.
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Returns from locker room
COklahoma City Thunder
April 13, 2025
Williams (ankle) returned to the Thunder bench in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Pelicans, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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Exits game due to ankle injury
COklahoma City Thunder
Ankle
April 13, 2025
Williams went to the locker room in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Pelicans due to an ankle injury, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.
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Triple-double in Utah
COklahoma City Thunder
April 12, 2025
Williams chipped in 15 points (5-7 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds, 10 assists, one block and one steal in 25 minutes during Friday's 145-111 win over the Jazz.
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Starting Friday
COklahoma City Thunder
April 11, 2025
Williams is in the Thunder's starting lineup against the Jazz on Friday, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports.
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Drills four triples in return
COklahoma City Thunder
April 10, 2025
Williams (ankle) recorded 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-5 3Pt), four rebounds, two assists and one steal across 24 minutes in Wednesday's 125-112 win over the Suns.
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Could open season in expanded role
COklahoma City Thunder
September 23, 2024
Williams is a candidate to begin the 2024-25 season as a part of the team's rotation while Kenrich Williams recovers from knee surgery, Clemente Almanza of the OKC Thunder Wire reports.
ANALYSIS
Almanza notes that Williams is one of the most obvious choices to fill in while Kenrich Williams is on the mend, as he was a starter in the playoffs during his rookie season before falling into a reserve role last year behind a plethora of depth. Williams appeared in 69 regular-season games a year ago, averaging 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 13.0 minutes.
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