Brandon Williams (basketball, born 1999) explained

Brandon Williams
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:190
League:NBA
Team:Dallas Mavericks
Number:00
Birth Date:22 November 1999
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High School:Crespi Carmelite
(Encino, California)
College:Arizona (2018–2019)
Draft Year:2021
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021–2022
Team1:Westchester Knicks
Team2:Portland Trail Blazers
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:College Park Skyhawks
Years4:2023
Team4:Osceola Magic
Years5:–present
Team5:Dallas Mavericks
Years6:2023–present
Team6:Texas Legends

Brandon Williams (born November 22, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

High school career

Williams attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California, where he was a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Arizona in May 2018.[1]

College career

Williams played the 2018–19 season for the Wildcats, averaging 11.4 points per game and earning honorable mention Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman team honors. He had knee surgery in 2019, missing what would have been his sophomore season. He left Arizona in 2020 to heal and to prepare for his eventual professional career.[2]

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers / Westchester Knicks (2021)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Williams joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League in October 2021.[3] He averaged 17.7 points, 4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 10 games.

On December 26, 2021, the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) signed Williams to a 10-day contract to fill out the roster after several players were lost due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols.[4]

On January 5, 2022, Williams was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks.[5] On January 22, he scored a career-high 35 points and had eight assists in a 142–117 loss to the Maine Celtics.[6]

On February 22, 2022, Williams signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.[7] He was waived on October 7.[8]

College Park Skyhawks (2022–2023)

On November 4, 2022, Williams was named to the opening night roster for the College Park Skyhawks.[9]

Osceola Magic (2023)

On September 12, 2023, Williams signed with the Orlando Magic,[10] but was waived on October 21.[11] On November 2, he joined the Osceola Magic.[12]

Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)

On December 28, 2023, Williams signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[13] Williams reached the 2024 NBA Finals where the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.[14] He was re-signed on July 12, 2024, to a two-way contract.[15]

Career statistics

NBA

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland| 24 || 16 || 26.7 || .372 || .292 || .701 || 3.1 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .4 || 12.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Dallas| 17 || 0 || 6.6 || .370 || .200 || .647 || .8 || 1.0 || .1 || .1 || 3.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 41 || 16 || 18.4 || .372 || .281 || .693 || 2.1 || 2.7 || .6 || .3 || 8.9

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona| 26 || 21 || 28.2 || .377 || .316 || .819 || 2.8 || 3.4 || .8 || .2 || 11.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Arizona| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Pascoe . Bruce . Arizona basketball: Brandon Williams moving on from Wildcats . December 27, 2021 . . September 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: Pascoe. Bruce. As NBA Draft nears, ex-Arizona guard Brandon Williams looking elsewhere. Arizona Daily Star. July 28, 2021. December 27, 2021.
  3. Web site: Westchester Knicks Announce Training Camp Roster . Our Sports Central . December 27, 2021 . October 26, 2021.
  4. Web site: Trail Blazers sign three players to 10-day contracts. NBA.com. December 26, 2021. December 27, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021-22 NBA G League transactions. gleague.nba.com. January 5, 2022. January 5, 2022.
  6. Web site: Priczak . Chris . Westchester Knicks trounced by Maine Celtics, 126-99 . Posting and Toasting . . January 30, 2022 . January 24, 2022.
  7. Web site: TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN DREW EUBANKS AND BRANDON WILLIAMS. live. February 22, 2022. NBA. https://web.archive.org/web/20220222221921/https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-sign-drew-eubanks-and-brandon-williams . 2022-02-22.
  8. Web site: porfgomez. Trail Blazers waive Devontae Cacok, Wes Iwundu and Brandon Williams. October 7, 2022. NBA.com. October 14, 2022.
  9. Web site: College Park Skyhawks Roster 2022-23. gleague.nba.com. November 3, 2022. November 3, 2022.
  10. Web site: Orlando Magic Sign Free Agents Trevelin Queen and Brandon Williams. NBA.com. September 12, 2023. September 13, 2023.
  11. Web site: Orlando Magic Waive Mac McClung, Daeqwon Plowden and Brandon Williams. NBA.com. October 21, 2023. October 28, 2023.
  12. Web site: Training Camp Roster Just Dropped. NBA.com. November 2, 2023. December 3, 2023.
  13. Web site: Mavs sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract, waive Dexter Dennis. NBA.com. December 28, 2023. December 28, 2023.
  14. Web site: Boston Celtics defeat Dallas Mavericks to win 2024 NBA Finals. CBSNews.com. June 17, 2024. June 17, 2024.
  15. Web site: Mavericks re-sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 12, 2024.