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Jalen Williams

Oklahoma City Thunder · #8 · All-Star
SG6'5"211 lbage 254 yrs expSanta ClaraGilbert, AZ
3rd best of 11 on OKCworth +5.3 wins to the rotation
OFF79DEF80
Elite playmaker & rebounder
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Western · Northwest · proj. 68-14
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All-NBAAll-StarAll-Defensive

Oklahoma City's clear No. 2 and a bona fide secondary star — a 6'5" forward who creates offense (5.5 assists), gets to his spots, and defends up a position. An injury-shortened 33-game season held back the counting stats, but the two-way shot creation is the real deal; a more reliable jumper is the swing skill.

17.1
PPG
4.6
RPG
5.5
APG
1.2
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 33MPG 28.4FG% 48.43P% 29.9FT% 83.7TS% 56USG% 26.2PER 19BPM +2.1VORP 1EPM +3.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking92
Rebounding91
Perimeter defense88
Scoring80
Inside finishing77
Rim protection74
Shooting70

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

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
18.0
PPG
4.6
RPG
4.5
APG
248
GAMES
Points 4,464Win Shares 23.8Starts 235Best season 2024-25 · 21.6 ppg
Games played, last three seasons70%

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 22 → 24
▬Steady

Jalen, at 24, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 33 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (5.6 → 3.0 wins).

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 8.4 wins (+5.3)
Assumes a normal season; he played 33 games last year. Age should add a little at 25. Range 5.7–11.1 wins.
Production (BPM)+2.3 → +2.1-0.226-27 forecast +3.2
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +2.3 · 71 games2024-25: +4.0 · 69 games2025-26: +2.1 · 33 games2026-27: +3.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)5.6 → 3.0-2.626-27 forecast 8.4
Down because he played 33 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 5.6 · 71 games2024-25: 7.5 · 69 games2025-26: 3.0 · 33 games2026-27: 8.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $46.9M vs $41.5M salary+$5.4M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$41.5M salary2023-24: $22.8M · 71 games2024-25: $42.4M · 69 games2025-26: $6.9M · 33 games2026-27: $46.9M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $41,500,000 cap hit · through '31. 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
$41,500,000Guaranteed
19% of the club’s payroll · 2nd of 15 priced deals
Runs through5 seasons
Est. market value$46,928,000 /yr
Surplus+$5,428,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

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.