Jalen Williams
Guard · Oklahoma City Thunder · #8
Jalen Williams: season analysis
Jalen Williams is a 25-year-old guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, wearing number 8. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 211 pounds, Williams has 5 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Santa Clara.
In 2026-27, Williams is averaging 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 31.7 minutes per game, starting all 3 games. The shooting line reads 38.5% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 80.0% from the free-throw line. Williams ranks third on the team in scoring.
Compared with 2025-26 (17.1 points in 28.4 minutes per game), scoring is down by 3.4 points per game and playing time up by 3.3 minutes.
Before this season, Williams played 4 NBA seasons and 248 games, averaging 18.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 21.6 points per game.
Injury report: Williams is listed as out.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Jalen Williams on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-10-28
Profile
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #8 |
| Age | 25 |
| Born | April 14, 2001 · Gilbert, AZ, USA |
| Height | 6' 5" (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 211 lbs (96 kg) |
| College | Santa Clara |
| NBA experience | 5 years |
| Salary | $41,500,000 (2026-27) |
Thunder teammates
Brooks BarnhizerF · #23
Alex CarusoG · #9
Nique CliffordG
Josh DixG · #21
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · #2
Isaiah HartensteinC · #55
Chet HolmgrenC · #7
Aday MaraC · #15
Jared McCainG · #3
Ajay MitchellG · #25
Micah PeavyG
Thomas SorberC · #12
Bennett StirtzG · #14
Nikola TopicG · #44
Cason WallaceG · #22
Jaylin WilliamsF · #6
Kenrich WilliamsG · #34
Last 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | vs LAC | W 108-101 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +7 |
| 2026-10-22 | vs DEN | W 96-84 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 0 |
| 2026-10-20 | @ SAS | W 116-104 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -5 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | oklahoma city thunder | 3 | 3 | 31.7 | 13.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 38.5 | 33.3 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5.0-13.0 | 1.0-3.0 | 2.7-3.3 |
| 2025-26 | oklahoma city thunder | 33 | 33 | 28.4 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 48.4 | 29.9 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 6.5-13.5 | 0.7-2.3 | 3.3-3.9 |
| 2024-25 | oklahoma city thunder | 69 | 69 | 32.4 | 21.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 48.4 | 36.5 | 78.9 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 8.2-16.9 | 1.8-4.9 | 3.4-4.3 |
| 2023-24 | oklahoma city thunder | 71 | 71 | 31.3 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 54.0 | 42.7 | 81.4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7.5-14.0 | 1.5-3.4 | 2.5-3.1 |
| 2022-23 | oklahoma city thunder | 75 | 62 | 30.3 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 52.1 | 35.6 | 81.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 5.5-10.6 | 1.0-2.7 | 2.1-2.5 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.