Jalen Williams is finally coming into form for the Oklahoma City Thunder after a 19-game absence for the superstar forward to start the season.
Missing those games after dealing with a wrist injury back in the NBA Finals a season ago where the Thunder claimed its first-ever NBA title, Oklahoma City regained the one-time NBA All-Star against the Phoenix Suns. Putting him in action for the first time of the year didn’t see Williams with an eye-popping stat line, but it’s definitely help set the foundation.
Still, Williams did put together an 11-point, eight-assist, four-rebound, two-steal performance in the NBA Cup win over the Suns in group play. This then led to 16-point, 22-point, 15-point, 25-point performances over the course of the next four games—each game showing growth and of course an increase with team cohesion as the Thunder had competed without him for its entire 18-1 start.
Williams has since helped add onto that though, as Oklahoma City’s moved along to a 24-1 record, tying an all-time NBA record with the best record in the opening 25 contests of a season. Nearly flawless.
