Ziaire WilliamsLos Angeles Lakers · #1
Ziaire Williams is a 6-foot-9 wing for the Brooklyn Nets, a five-star Stanford recruit drafted 10th overall in 2021 (via Memphis). After three seasons in Memphis he moved to Brooklyn, becoming a rotation forward valued for versatile perimeter defense and length, with a career-high around 10 points a game — though shooting inefficiency has limited a bigger breakout.
Ziaire Williams — the report card
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Where Ziaire Williams stands
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Ziaire Williams — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Ziaire Williams
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Ziaire Williams career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 62 | 21.7 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .450 | .314 |
| 2022-23 | 37 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .429 | .258 |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .397 | .307 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .412 | .341 |
| 2025-26 | 56 | 22.9 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .425 | .343 |
| Career | 269 | 21.5 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
The Lab
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Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Ziaire Williams
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A long, versatile wing — perimeter defense and length for the Nets.
Turning pro
Drafted 10th overall, 2021 as a Forward.
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A long, versatile wing — perimeter defense and length for the Nets.
Chapter
A five-star Stanford recruit, Williams was drafted 10th in 2021 and traded to Memphis.
Chapter
After three seasons in Memphis, he moved to Brooklyn in 2024.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- College
- Stanford
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- 10th overall, 2021
- Born
- Lancaster, California
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #1
Williams is the only child of two military veterans — his father a Marine Corps veteran, his mother an Army and Air Force veteran and probation officer — a disciplined background that shaped a defense-first mentality. A five-star recruit and 2019 FIBA U-19 gold medalist, he arrived in the NBA with high pedigree.
His on-court identity is versatile perimeter defense — a 6-foot-9 wing with length who guards multiple positions and generates steals. His shooting efficiency (career around 42% from the field, 32% from three) is the swing skill that has capped his offense; his defense, youth, and length keep him a viable rotation wing whose ceiling depends on the jumper.
A long, defense-first wing — versatile perimeter defense, length, and developing offense.
Ziaire Williams — frequently asked
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