Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Jalen Williams continued a strong preseason run on Tuesday with another double-digit-scoring effort in a win over the Detroit Pistons.
Williams tied a team-high with 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in the 115-99 victory. He went 7-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-2 from 3-point range, and finished a plus-20 on the court in 27 minutes of work.
The performance marked his fourth straight outing of the preseason with at least 10 points. He is averaging 12.8 points, six assists, 3.5 rebounds and two steals on 54.5% shooting from the field as the Thunder wrap up their exhibition run on Thursday with the San Antonio Spurs.
Jalen Williams stuffed the stat sheet against the Pistons in a W😈 @JdubPSCEO
– 16 points
– 7-10 FG
– 7 rebounds
– 3 steals pic.twitter.com/Mio9RzUeOc— B/R Hoops (@brhoops) October 12, 2022
Williams is one of four first-year players the Thunder added to the roster this year, along with Chet Holmgren, Ousmane Dieng and Jaylin Williams. They have adjusted well to the NBA in the early going and have each shown moments in training camp.
Jalen Williams has performed well to this point of the preseason and looks poised to have a strong rookie campaign. With Holmgren sidelined for the season, others will have the opportunity to showcase themselves, and it appears as though they are doing just that.
[lawrence-related id=77812,80563,80532]
[mm-video type=video id=01gbx9qaqwwpby21d091 playlist_id=01f09kz5ecxq9bp57b player_id=01f1jxkahtwnvzepyp image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01gbx9qaqwwpby21d091/01gbx9qaqwwpby21d091-36b4b889b613ccda13c82e25a31f666d.jpg]
[listicle id=80315]