By Last Word On Sports,Paul Daniel Flores
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Jalen Williams was a beast in the 2025 NBA Finals. He still continues to get praises for his performance, but the reveal of his wrist injury added more flair to it. That story of J-Dub playing through injury has certainly amazed plenty of spectators to begin with. But what’s more impressive about that is what we should expect ahead from the Thunder star.
Coming off a shocking wrist surgery, it seems that Jalen Williams’ stats are headed for a major leap in the coming 2025-26 NBA season. After all, he’s just entering his fourth year in the NBA. This just means that he is due for more improvements with the team and more skills to discover. This is the path towards growth and greatness, and J-Dub is making a leap now more than ever.
Expect a Jump in Thunder Star’s Stats This Coming Season
Fresh off signing a five-year extension worth $287 million, Williams is hopeful for a bigger leap this season, too. After all, J-Dub has earned his place in OKC’s rotation as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s second man. This just means more expectations are coming his way in the 2025-26 campaign.
Is Williams Ready for a Big Leap?
The 2024-25 season marked the first time that J-Dub has averaged more than 20 points in his career. He was averaging 21.6 points per game last season—where he played his fewest games in a season with OKC at 69 games. Still, Jalen Williams’ stats took a jump with career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks per game.
Usually, star players get a big leap in their third and fourth years in the NBA. SGA, for instance, was already closing in on 25 points per game in his fourth year. After that? He went on to average more than 30 points in three straight seasons. J-Dub, on the other hand, could benefit from a well-rested wrist surgery, whose injury (unnoticeably) bothered him in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
