Oklahoma’s player Jaylin Williams won the Call of Duty event organized in the summer league. It was one of the many leisure events organized for NBA players. The majority of the participants were young players. Each participant had to collect as many kills as they could within the 2-minute time. The winning amount was $10,000. Jaylin ended up winning the event as he made 59 kills within 2 minutes, which was the highest of all. Mavericks player Dereck Lively was placed second to Jaylin.
Congratulations Jaylin Williams! https://t.co/ELAS2EM4IO pic.twitter.com/2SCBbkT40t
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) July 10, 2023
Jaylin Williams’ rookie season
Jaylin WIlliams gave a promising performance in his rookie year. He had an average of 5.9 points per game, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. In the 49 games that he played, fans noticed potential in him. His stats are not that excellent, but the OKC believes in his ability. He hasn’t got enough chance to prove his skills till now.
In the G-League, he did very well; in a single performance, he had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists, registering his first triple-double in the league. The 20-year-old had an average of 14.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.5 steals on 62.7% shooting from the field in 12 games while playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It must feel good to have a stud like Jaylin Williams ready in the G League waiting to play
He had one of the best performances of the season:
21 points
14 rebounds
10 assists (0 turnovers)
4 stealsDropped dimes all over the place via hand-offs and plays at the top of the key. pic.twitter.com/duhzOvNYwJ
— Ersin Demir (@EDemirNBA) December 29, 2022
Oklahoma City Thunder must be expecting Jaylin Williams to perform well in the 2023-24 season, but sadly, an injury update came regarding him. He is going to miss the initial games due to a hamstring strain. He suffered the injury while practicing. He is believed to recover in 1-2 weeks, which must be bad news for OKC. Looking at his previous season fans were quite eager to see him play and it was expected that he would have a very good season this time but sadly the injury interrupted.
Fans are looking forward to seeing Jaylin Williams in the season, but it seems like the injury might take some time to go away. The City Thunders look strong in the league but they are going to miss the Jaylin. Let’s see how fast he recovers.
