"After posting career highs last season, with 10 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game across 63 appearances and 45 starts while shooting 41.2% from the field and 34.1% from 3-point range, both the numbers and the eye test suggest Williams has opened his second campaign in Brooklyn in something of a slump, if not an outright regression."
"The surprising part is that when head coach Jordi Fernández was asked why Williams did not play, he said the choice had nothing to do with offense. "I wanted to challenge him with his defense," Fernández said. "Last year he was elite with a lot of the things that we want... I haven't felt that energy this year... The numbers are not there. I wasn't all the way happy with the last two games.""
Ziaire Williams re-signed with Brooklyn on a two-year deal but has regressed from last season's career highs. Per-game scoring, rebounds, assists and steals are all down, and effective field goal percentage fell from .511 to .490. Turnovers have improved, but overall scoring efficiency has declined. Williams missed two early games, played 11 straight off the bench, and then recorded a DNP-coach's decision when the coach prioritized defensive accountability. The Nets are struggling defensively, and Williams' defensive rating (117.3) is third among qualifiers but has worsened to 120.5 over his last two appearances.
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