Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder will undergo surgery to repair a ligament tear in his right wrist, after playing through the injury during the team's championship run. General manager Sam Presti praised Williams for his mental toughness, noting he never made excuses regarding his injury. Despite managing to average 21.4 points per game and delivering a standout 40-point performance in the NBA finals, Williams struggled with shooting accuracy throughout the postseason. Presti stated that Williams is anticipated to return strong for the start of the next season.
"The part that I'm most impressed with is... in our modern era, when someone has a poor performance... you often see a little birdie make sure that everybody knows that the player is not 100 percent... Never happened with this guy, not one time. He powered through."
"Williams averaged 21.4 points per game... highlighted by a 40-point performance to key a pivotal win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals."
"Williams is expected to make a full recovery to be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season."
"...he struggled with his jumper at times during the postseason, shooting 30.4 percent from 3-point range during the 23-game run, a significant dropoff from his career mark of 38.2 percent."
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