Brandon Williams Opens His Warriors Tenure With Early Scoring Pop
Brandon Williams is in his first season with the Golden State Warriors after playing for Dallas last season. Through his first five games this fall he has split time between double-digit scoring nights and quieter stretches, and he is not on the injury report.
By the Warriors Nightly Desk · updated 8 d ago01The story of the nightA New Jersey in Golden StateBrandon Williams enters the 2026-27 season with the Golden State Warriors, wearing No.
Brandon Williams enters the 2026-27 season with the Golden State Warriors, wearing No. 12. He is a 26-year-old guard out of Arizona, listed at 6-1 and 185 pounds, now in his fourth NBA season. Last season he played for Dallas, so this is his first year in a Warriors uniform. At his size and position, he projects as a guard who can play either backcourt spot and provide scoring depth. The Warriors brought him in as part of their guard rotation, and his opening games have given an early look at how he fits alongside Golden State's returning pieces.
02Through the First Five GamesWilliams has gone 3-2 in his first five outings with Golden State.
Williams has gone 3-2 in his first five outings with Golden State. He scored 19 points against Sacramento on Oct. 10 in a win, and followed that with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a loss to Portland on Oct. 7. He added 10 points against the Lakers on Oct. 6 and 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in a loss to the Clippers on Oct. 4. Most recently, on Oct. 13 against the Lakers, he scored 6 points with 2 assists in 15.2 minutes. His minutes across these five games have ranged from 15.2 to 18.1.
03What He Did in Dallas Last SeasonWilliams put together a full season in Dallas in 2025-26, appearing in 66 games and averaging 13.0 points, 2.9…
Williams put together a full season in Dallas in 2025-26, appearing in 66 games and averaging 13.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 22.2 minutes. He shot 47.2 percent from the field, 23.2 percent from 3-point range and 79.3 percent from the free-throw line, with a true shooting mark of 57.2 percent. His usage rate sat at 24.2 percent, and he posted a plus-minus of minus-2.2 on the year. He also averaged 0.9 steals, 0.3 blocks and 1.9 turnovers per game. Those numbers came with the Mavericks before his move to Golden State.
04Health ReportWilliams is not on the injury report heading into this stretch of the season.
Williams is not on the injury report heading into this stretch of the season. There is no injury history listed for him, and he has been available for all five of his team's games so far this season, logging between 15.2 and 18.1 minutes in each. That availability has let him build an early body of work with his new team without any missed time. For a player adjusting to a new roster and system, staying off the injury list through the first two weeks of games is a meaningful starting point.
05Looking AheadWith no rumors attached to his name and a clean health report, the near-term story for Williams is simply continuing…
With no rumors attached to his name and a clean health report, the near-term story for Williams is simply continuing to find his footing in Golden State's rotation. His first five games show a wide scoring range, from 6 points up to 19, which is typical for a player settling into a new role on a new roster. The Warriors will keep leaning on him in a similar minutes band for now, and his last-season numbers in Dallas, 13.0 points and 3.9 assists a game, give a sense of what he is capable of once he settles in further.
Williams13.0 ppg
Merrill12.8 ppg
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