$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.
Suffers setback
COklahoma City Thunder
Hamstring
October 30, 2024
Williams will be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks after aggravating a right hamstring strain during a workout Tuesday, Marc J. Spears of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS Williams had been nursing the injury throughout preseason, and the big man's rehab program has now been halted entirely. Oklahoma City has made due without much center depth while Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) has also been unavailable to start the season, so it's reasonable to expect head coach Mark Daigneault to continue leaning heavily on small-ball lineups when Chet Holmgren is off the court.
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2023
2022
Stat Review
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.
True Shooting %
An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
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Fantasy Points Per Minute
NBA Fantasy Points Per Minute.
True Shooting %
56.1%
Effective Field Goal %
53.3%
3-Point Attempt Rate
63.2%
Free Throw Rate
18.0%
Offensive Rebound %
4.7%
Defensive Rebound %
23.6%
Total Rebound %
14.5%
Assist %
15.1%
Steal %
1.3%
Block %
2.8%
Turnover %
8.7%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
12.4
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
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.
More Fantasy News
Remains out
COklahoma City Thunder
Hamstring
October 29, 2024
Williams (hamstring) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Spurs.
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Out Sunday
COklahoma City Thunder
Hamstring
October 27, 2024
Williams (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Hawks.
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Remains out Saturday
COklahoma City Thunder
Hamstring
October 25, 2024
Williams (hamstring) won't play in Saturday's game versus the Bulls.
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Ruled out for Thursday
COklahoma City Thunder
Hamstring
October 23, 2024
Williams (hamstring) will not play in Thursday's regular-season opener versus Denver.
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Progressing in recovery
COklahoma City Thunder
Hamstring
October 12, 2024
Williams (hamstring) was doing some light jogging and outside shooting at Saturday's practice, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
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.