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Jalen Williams

Guard · Oklahoma City Thunder · #8

Last: @ Houston Rockets · Tipped off 8:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game13.73 games
Rebounds per game4.73 games
Assists per game3.33 games
Threes per game1.03 games
Minutes per game31.63 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average13.7
3 games · 3 with data
12
21
8
SAOct 20
DENOct 22
LACOct 25
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-25.

The Edge

Role and usage

Williams's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (76th percentile) and usage rate (68th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game31.6 min
81st percentile of 292 players
Usage rate21.0%
68th percentile of 292 players
True shooting47.2%
15th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game59.0
85th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game4.0 min
79th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game20.3
98th percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game7.0
76th percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game2.7
70th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring2.0 pts
3.7 clutch minutes per game · 1 game
First basket rate—
3 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pick

No active pick on Jalen Williams.

Our graded record on him: 1-3-1 · see every pick below.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 12.5

12.5
12
21
8
HOU
SAOct 20
DENOct 22
LACOct 25
HOUnext
Over 1 of 3 · 33%Under 2 of 32026-27 season vs hypothetical 12.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
12.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-25

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 12.5

home, away, 2+ days rest and in wins splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 39 FGA

Where he scores

33% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 77%, 10.8 percentage points above the league rate there (13 attempts so far).

  • Restricted area77%▲ 10.8 vs league33% of attempts · 13 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers33%level with league23% of attempts · 9 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range17%▼ 23.4 vs league15% of attempts · 6 FGA · small sample
21%38% FG0%no shots3%0% FG15%17% FG28%9% FG33%77% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area33% / 29%10 of 13 · 77% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)28% / 19%1 of 11 · 9% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range15% / 10%1 of 6 · 17% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 30% / 6%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Right corner 33% / 5%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 321% / 31%3 of 8 · 38% FG against 34% for the league
Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 8:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Amen Thompson has guarded him most: 19.8 partial possessions, 0 points on 0 of 1.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Houston Rockets: the 9th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against guards on points.

Defensive rating108.4
9th-best defense · middling
Pace100.4 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating122.5
1st-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards12.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards18.7 per game
stingy · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 325 guard-games against HOU · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

1 meeting on record: 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 10.0 assists per game (last on Jan 15). The vs HOU window above shows each game.

HOU injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 20.3 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 95 min3.6
    Off · 49 min23.9
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 95 min101.0
    Off · 49 min115.5
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 95 min97.4
    Off · 49 min91.6

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Fewer than 5 games with OKC this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Lineup splits

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-22.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.