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Brooklyn Nets | #1 | Forward

Ziaire

Williams

PPG

8.6

RPG

4.4

APG

1.1

PIE

7.0

HEIGHT

6'9" (2.06m)

WEIGHT

185lb (84kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Stanford

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

September 12, 2001

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 10

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

6'9" | 185lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2021 R1 Pick 10

BIRTHDATE

September 12, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Stanford

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 150 regular season games (50 starts) across three seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, holding averages of 7.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.6 minutes per game… Has shot .426 (425-of-998) from the field, .301 (159-of-528) from 3-point range and .803 (122-of-152) from the free-throw line… Has also appeared in seven regular season games (all starts) for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League… Holds NBA G League career averages of 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.3 minutes per game… Has shot .432 (54-of-125) from the field, .250 (10-of-40) from 3-point range and .800 (12-of-15) from the free-throw line… 2022-23 Season (Memphis Grizzlies, NBA G League): Appeared in 37 regular season games (four starts) for the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 5.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per game… Shot .429 (84-of-196) from the field, .258 (25-of-97) from 3-point range and .773 (17-of-22) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures six times, including three games with 15+ points… Set a franchise record for longest made field goal (79 feet) at Phoenix on 1/22… Tied a season-high in rebounds with six boards (season-high three offensive) with five points in seven minutes at Charlotte on 1/4… Recorded a season-high 24 points (9-of-19 FG, 3-of-8 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) and a career-high nine assists, along with four rebounds and a block in 33 minutes at Oklahoma City on 4/9… Also appeared in and started seven regular season games for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League, averaging 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.3 minutes per game… Shot .432 (54-of-125) from the field, .250 (10-of-40) from 3-point range and .800 (12-of-15) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures in all contests, including four games with 20+ points… Notched three double-doubles… Recorded a double-double with 24 points (10-of-17 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 1-of-2 FT) and 11 rebounds (three offensive), along with an assist, a steal and a block in 23 minutes against G League Ignite on 2/24… 2021-22 Season (Memphis Grizzlies): Appeared in 62 regular season games (31 starts) for Memphis, averaging 8.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in a career-high 21.7 minutes per game… Shot a career-high .450 (191-of-424) from the field, a career-high .314 (76-of-242) from 3-point range and .782 (43-of-55) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures in 20 games, including eight games with 15+ points… Notched a season-high 21 points (9-of-11 FG, 3-of-5 3FG) with four rebounds, three assists and a steal in 33 minutes at New York on 2/2… Grabbed a career-high four offensive rebounds to go with 16 points (6-of-9 FG, 2-of-3 3FG, 2-of-3 FT), six rebounds and a steal in 22 minutes against New Orleans on 3/8… Dished a season-high five assists alongside three points, two rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes against Indiana on 3/24.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: Played one collegiate season at Stanford University… Freshman Season (2020-21): Appeared in 20 games (14 starts) for Stanford, averaging 10.7 points, 4.5 assists and 2.2 assists in 27.9 minutes per game… Shot .374 (76-of-203) from the field, .291 (23-of-79) from 3-point range and .796 (39-of-49) from the free-throw line… Named a top-10 finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award… Named a Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention… Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (12/21)… Recognized as the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (1/11)… Departed Stanford with the tied for eighth-best points per game average by a freshman in program history… Set the sixth-best free-throw percentage by a Stanford freshman at the time of his departure… Scored a career-high 19 points (8-of-15 FG, 3-of-5 3FG) along with eight rebounds, three assists and a steal in 28 minutes at Alabama on 11/30… Recorded a triple-double with 12 points (4-of-9 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 3-of-4 FT), 12 rebounds (three offensive) and 10 assists, along with two steals and two blocks in 35 minutes against Washington on 1/7, marking the first triple-double in Stanford history that included assists.

PERSONAL LIFE

Parents are Marquita and Ziaire Williams… Highest-rated prospect in Stanford program history… Five-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, ranked as a consensus top-two small forward and the top-rated small forward in the country by Rivals and 247Sports… Selected to the McDonald’s All-American game, Jordan Brand Classic, Nike Hoop Summit and Iverson Classic in 2020… Awarded the California Wooden Award Open Division High School Player of the Year… Averaged 15.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California… Won a gold medal at the 2019 U19 FIBA World Cup with the United States in Greece.