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Cody Williams

Minnesota Timberwolves · Reserve
SG6'8"190 lbage 212 yrs expColoradoGilbert, AZ
12th best of 12 on MIN
OFF61DEF67
High-level rim protector & interior finisher
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Western · Northwest · proj. 48-34 (▲+1.8)
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A 21-year-old wing project still searching for his footing — 8.8 points on rough efficiency (52.4% true shooting) and an alarming 21.4% from three over 67 games. The frame, length, and shot-creation flashes are why Utah took him high, but the shooting and defense both need to come a long way; the -5.5 box plus-minus says the production isn't there yet.

8.8
PPG
3
RPG
2
APG
0.8
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 67MPG 24.3FG% 46.83P% 21.4FT% 70.6TS% 52.4USG% 16PER 9.6BPM -5.5VORP -1.5EPM -1.8
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection90
Inside finishing87
Rebounding72
Scoring64
Playmaking64
Perimeter defense62
Shooting53

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
7.0
PPG
2.7
RPG
1.7
APG
117
GAMES
Points 818Win Shares -1.0Starts 62Best season 2025-26 · 8.8 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 20 → 21
▲Rising

Cody, at 21, is on a clear upward trajectory — -7.3 → -5.5 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 1.3 wins (+1.3)
Age should add a little at 22. Range 0.5–2.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-7.3 → -5.5+1.826-27 forecast -5.4
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2024-25: -7.3 · 50 games2025-26: -5.5 · 67 games2026-27: -5.4 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.0 → 0.0+0.026-27 forecast 1.3
His value to a team has been stable.
2024-25: 0.0 · 50 games2025-26: 0.0 · 67 games2026-27: 1.3 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $3.3M vs $6.0M salary−$2.7M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$6.0M salary2024-25: $1.5M · 50 games2025-26: $1.5M · 67 games2026-27: $3.3M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $6,015,600 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2024-25 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$6,015,600Team option
3% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 12 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$3,285,333 /yr
Surplus−$2,730,267
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.