C.J. Williams

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Minneapolis/St. Paul – The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the team has signed guard C.J. Williams to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.

Williams appeared in 38 games (17 starts) as a rookie with the Los Angeles Clippers last season, averaging 5.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 steals in 18.6 minutes per game. He appeared in 16 games with the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League, averaging 16.5 points in 29.5 minutes per game. He was named the recipient of the 2017-18 NBA G League Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award on Apr. 11, which is given to the player who best represents the ideals of character and conduct on and off the court.

The Fayetteville, N.C. native played four years at North Carolina State, leading the Wolfpack to the NCAA Sweet 16 as a senior in 2012. Since turning pro, he has spent parts of three seasons in the NBA G League, averaging 14.0 points on 46.3% shooting (40.2% from three-point range) over 115 G League games.

Two-way contracts allow teams to sign two players to two-way contracts in addition to the 15-man regular-season roster. Players signed to a two-way contract can accrue no more than 45 days of service with their respective NBA club during the regular season and will spend the remainder of their time with the team’s NBA G League affiliate.

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Timberwolves Sign C.J. Williams to Two-Way Contract

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The Wolves announced they signed wing C.J. Williams to a two-way contract on Tuesday afternoon.

You’ve heard of Williams before if you follow basketball, and if you follow the Wolves. In 2015, he played for Minnesota’s Summer League team.

Last season, Williams (28) cracked an NBA roster after spending time in the G League and overseas since going undrafted in 2012.

In 38 games (17 starts) with the Clippers last season, Williams averaged 5.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He embodies what teams are looking for fringe-roster players: grittiness, unselfishness and sportsmanship. Last season, he won the G League Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award.

Williams is a solid 3-point shooter despite only shooting 28.2 percent from deep last season. In his last two G League seasons, he’s shot 38.6 percent and 37.9 percent from deep, respectively, on more than 5.5 attempts per game. The skill set is there.

He’s not an an incredibly athletic player, but at 6’5, 225 pounds, he has decent size and his maturity should help him becoming a solid defender in the league.

What kind of playing time are we looking at?

I think there’s a realistic chance Williams can play rotational minutes for the Timberwolves, especially late in the season when the injury bug and/or fatigue plays a part in the season. It’s a tricky balance considering players can only spend 45 days in the NBA while spending the rest of the time with the G League team, in this case, the Iowa Wolves.

Williams joins Jared Terrell as the team’s two two-way players.

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Get To Know C.J. Williams

Throughout the 2015 NBA Summer League, we'll be getting to know a few players on the SL roster. Today, we continue with C.J. Williams.

Williams was born in Fayettevillle, North Carolina. He attended Jack Britt High School before taking his talents to North Carolina State University. He played there from 2008-2012. Over 128 career games, he averaged 6.1 points per game. His best season came as a senior when he averaged 10.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He went undrafted. Last season, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks Summer League team and averaged 6.6 points and three rebounds per game. He played for Giorgio Tesi Pistoia last season and averaged 14.4 points per game.

In two games (10.8 minutes per game), he’s averaged two points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

Well, if you followed Timberwolves guard Lorenzo Brown’s career at NC State, you’d know the two were teammates from 2010-2012. The coach of the 2010-11 team? Timberwolves assistant coach Sidney Lowe.

Williams is a solid two guard who has the ability to shoot. In 2013-14 with the Los Angeles D-Fenders, he shot 44.1 percent from the three-point line over 49 games. He rebounds well for a guard. The 6’6” guard/small forward has shown improvements since college, becoming a much better three-point shooter. If he can continue his improvement, the 25-year-old should get a shot in the NBA.

He’s a big fan of retweeting people who talk about watching him play, which is cool.

He seemed pretty excited when it was announced he would be joining the Wolves this summer.

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Get To Know Him | C.J. Williams

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