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Grant Williams

Charlotte Hornets · #2 · Rotation
PF6'7"236 lbage 277 yrs expTennesseeCharlotte, NC
7th best of 16 on CHA
OFF76DEF79
High-level shooter & rim protector
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Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A do-the-little-things stretch four who plays bigger than his size — strong rim protection and rebounding percentiles to go with a reliable corner three (38.8%) and a knack for drawing fouls. He only played 36 games and won't put up numbers (7.0 points, 14% usage), but he's a sturdy, high-IQ glue piece who spaces the floor and competes inside.

7
PPG
3.9
RPG
1.6
APG
0.5
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 36MPG 19.8FG% 42.63P% 38.8FT% 81.5TS% 60.9USG% 14.1PER 12.9BPM +1.6VORP 0.7EPM +0.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting87
Rim protection86
Rebounding85
Perimeter defense78
Playmaking75
Scoring74
Inside finishing67

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

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
7.2
PPG
3.7
RPG
1.5
APG
416
GAMES
Points 2,976Win Shares 17.4Starts 111Best season 2021-22 · 7.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons52%

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

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 25 → 27
▲Rising

Grant, at 27, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.6 → 2.5 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.6 wins (+1.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 36 games last year. Range 2.6–4.5 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.6 → +1.6+4.226-27 forecast -0.8
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -2.6 · 76 games2024-25: -1.6 · 16 games2025-26: +1.6 · 36 games2026-27: -0.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.6 → 2.5+1.926-27 forecast 3.6
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 0.6 · 76 games2024-25: 1.4 · 16 games2025-26: 2.5 · 36 games2026-27: 3.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.4M vs $14.3M salary−$5.9M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$14.3M salary2023-24: $2.3M · 76 games2024-25: $3.4M · 16 games2025-26: $5.4M · 36 games2026-27: $8.4M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $14,265,750 cap hit · through '27. 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 (2023-24 → 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
$14,265,750Guaranteed
8% of the club’s payroll · 6th of 17 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$8,364,000 /yr
Surplus−$5,901,750
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

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.

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.