Thunder’s Jalen Williams Sends Clear Message
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Throughout NBA history, few teams have reached the mountaintop without a bona fide superstar in the No. 2 role.
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In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he showed he's pretty good as a more traditional point guard, too. He had 31 points and 10 assists in a secondary role to Jalen Williams as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 120-109 on Monday night. The Thunder took a 3-2 lead in the series and now are a win short of their first NBA title.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams has held a key role on the roster since being selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. In his third year with the team, Williams averaged 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game across 69 regular-season contests.
Williams is in quite the exclusive club of players who made all-NBA players and the Finals early in their careers