Jaylin Williams Opens 2026-27 Healthy After Preseason Heel Scare
Jaylin Williams is off the injury report and back in the Thunder rotation after a day-to-day heel issue in early October. He played 16.9 minutes in the October 20 win over San Antonio, scoring 5 points with 4 rebounds. He is in his fourth season in Oklahoma City.
By the Thunder Nightly Desk · updated 10 h ago01The story of the nightHeel issue cleared before the openerWilliams was listed day-to-day with a heel and leg issue on October 6 and did not play in the October 7 preseason…
Williams was listed day-to-day with a heel and leg issue on October 6 and did not play in the October 7 preseason game against Milwaukee. He was cleared on October 19 and is not on the injury report now. In the October 20 win over the Spurs he had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 16.9 minutes, with a minus-4 on the floor. The 6-9, 240-pound forward from Arkansas is 24 and wears number 6.
02What last season showedLast season Williams played 65 games for Oklahoma City at 19.7 minutes a night.
Last season Williams played 65 games for Oklahoma City at 19.7 minutes a night. He averaged 7.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, shot 38.3 percent from three and 79.3 percent from the line, with a 59.7 true shooting percentage and a 15.3 usage rate. The Thunder were a plus-4.7 per game with him on the floor. In the playoff series against San Antonio in May he had 18 points in Game 3 and an 11-point, 10-rebound game in the May 30 finale.

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