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Jaylin Williams Oklahoma City Thunder · #6

Forward · 6'9", 240 lb · Fort Smith, AR · Age 24 · 4th season

Jaylin Williams is a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder who has played 230 games over 4 seasons, averaging 7.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 2025-26.

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Oklahoma City Thunder · #6 · Forward

Jaylin Williams

Season avg7.2 pts · 5.5 reb · 2.4 ast · .423 fg

Career avg5.7 pts · 4.8 reb · 2.0 ast · .427 fg

Live win probabilityRockets 54%

Balladex model · projected 116–116 · 98.2 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

8.4pts

4.5reb

2.4ast

46%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Jaylin Williams

Oklahoma City Thunder · Forward

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Amen Thompson

Houston Rockets · Strong defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Jaylin Williams — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 56

Jaylin Williams is a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder who has played 230 games over 4 seasons, averaging 7.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Jaylin Williams stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #286 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

56Impact index

25Star score

Career scoring average5.7 ppg

Seasons in the index4

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jaylin Williams — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

7.2 PPG

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Playmaking

2.4 APG

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Rebounding

5.5 RPG

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Shooting

.383 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Jaylin Williams

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 63% confidence

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pts

5.7–10.5

5.9

reb

4.7–7.1

2.7

ast

1.8–3.6

20.8

min

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health

.427

fg%

~base

.385

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 7.2 → projected 8.1 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season+0.9 PPG

Everything it reads

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4 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 24 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 69 / 47 / 65 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Jaylin Williams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2022-23	49	18.7	5.9	4.9	1.6	.436	.407
2023-24	69	13.0	4.0	3.4	1.6	.417	.368
2024-25	47	16.7	5.9	5.6	2.6	.439	.399
2025-26	65	19.6	7.2	5.5	2.4	.423	.383
Career	230	16.8	5.7	4.8	2.0

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

70–12proj record

#1conf seed

+12.5net rtg

118.3off rtg

105.8def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Alex Caruso, Chet Holmgren.

How his role moves

Projected 70–12, 1st in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

56 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Jaylin Williams

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-06-29

The beginning

Jaylin Williams is a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Turning pro

Drafted 34th overall, 2022 as a Forward.

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Jaylin Williams is a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Chapter

He has played 230 games over 4 seasons (2022-26), averaging 16.8 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

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In 2025-26 he played 65 games, averaging 7.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 19.6 minutes.

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Williams's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYWilliams (heel) has been ruled out for Tuesday's preseason game against the Pacers, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.

Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 240 lbs
College: Arkansas
Experience: 5th Season
Draft: 34th overall, 2022
Born: Fort Smith, AR
Age: 24
Jersey: #6

Beyond the game

Jaylin Williams is from Fort Smith, AR, born 2002-06-29, listed at 6'9" and 240 lb. He has 5 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 16.8 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Rotation regular19.6 minutes a night in the rotation.

Active on the glass5.5 rebounds per game.

Floor spacerShooting 38.3% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Jaylin Williams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaylin Williams, answered.

What position does Jaylin Williams play?

Jaylin Williams is a forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

How many NBA games has Jaylin Williams played?

230 regular-season games over 4 seasons, averaging 16.8 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Jaylin Williams played?

4 seasons (2022-26).

How tall is Jaylin Williams?

6'9", 240 lb

Jaylin Williams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Jaylin Williams Oklahoma City Thunder · #6

Jaylin Williams — the report card

Where Jaylin Williams stands

Jaylin Williams — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jaylin Williams

Jaylin Williams career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Oklahoma City Thunder built to win?

The Ballad of Jaylin Williams

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the court

Jaylin Williams — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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