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Charlotte Hornets | #2 | Forward

Grant

Williams

PPG

10.4

RPG

5.1

APG

2.3

PIE

7.6

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

236lb (107kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Tennessee

AGE

26 years

BIRTHDATE

November 30, 1998

DRAFT

2019 R1 Pick 22

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'6" | 236lb | 26 years

DRAFT

2019 R1 Pick 22

BIRTHDATE

November 30, 1998

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Tennessee

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Originally drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, he has compiled 364 appearances (101 starts) with Boston, Dallas and Charlotte… Holds career averages of 7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists and a career mark of 37.7% from 3-point range… Put up a career-high 10.3 points per game in 2023-24, split between the Mavericks (47 games) and the Hornets (29 games)… Scored 27 points with seven made 3-pointers in Game 7 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Semifinals.

BEFORE NBA

Concluded an illustrious collegiate campaign after three seasons at the University of Tennessee… Capped it off with a consensus All-American selection in 2018-19… Won consecutive SEC Player of the Year awards and earned back-to-back All-SEC team selections as a sophomore and junior… Averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 blocks in 28.9 minutes per game across three years as a Volunteer.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born and raised in Charlotte, NC… Attended Providence Day School and was selected as The Charlotte Observer’s Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016… Son of Gilbert Williams and Teresa Johnson… His mother is an engineer for NASA.