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JalenWilliams
Jalen Williams, 25, wears 8 for Oklahoma City and already owns a championship ring, an All-Star place and All-NBA and All-Defensive honours.
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The story so far
Jalen Williams has a championship ring, and the defensive recognition and All-NBA place beside it show a player valued at both ends of the floor. He wears 8 for Oklahoma City and covers shooting guard and small forward, so the Thunder can give him a defensive assignment and still count on him at the other end.
Oklahoma City used the 12th pick on him in 2022, and the All-Rookie First Team followed. From there the honours stacked up: All-Defensive Second Team and All-NBA Third Team places in the same season, then a 2025 All-Star selection. He is 25, so the Thunder's investment has already paid off, and much of the balance of his career is still ahead.
Good to know
Santa Clara is where he played his college basketball before stepping into the professional ranks.
His birthplace is Denver in the United States, and he also represents the United States at international level.
He is a basketball player in the NBA with the Oklahoma City Thunder, standing 1.98 m tall and weighing 96 kg.
On the court he plays as a shooting guard and small forward for his team.
He wears the number 8 jersey for the Oklahoma City Thunder.