Jalen Williams
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Sep 18, 2026
Brian WindhorstHOST
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Brian WindhorstHOST
Isaiah Joe, so that they can create room to pay guys like Cason Wallace, um, and keep, and be able to keep Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams together, along with like Alex Caruso, and they did re-sign Isaiah Hartenstein.
Brian WindhorstHOST
So, um- I don't, I don't think we need to spend much time there.
Brian WindhorstHOST
I think that's, you know
Mike RichmanHOST
Then there was 14 in 2023, the, the most ever.
Mike RichmanHOST
Uh, 11 in 2024, and then last year, 12 inclu- but that included 34th overall pick, Jalen Williams, second rounder, and undrafted AJ Green.
Mike RichmanHOST
I, I should note this year, Jordan Walsh, who was the 38th overall pick by the Celtics, eighth pick of the second round, he did also sign a rookie contract extension, so you could say there's three in the draft class thus far.
Mike RichmanHOST
So like Scoot isn't alone, and there's still a month left, and like, you know, there's, there's...
Dan BesbrisHOST
So let's get started.
Dan BesbrisHOST
Jalen Williams is the first player we're going to talk about on today's show.
Dan BesbrisHOST
J Dub, who's coming off a disaster of a 2024-25 season that saw him play just 33 games at 28 minutes per game.
Dan BesbrisHOST
17 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.2 steals, 3 tenths of a block on 48% shooting and 84% at the free throw line.
Dan BesbrisHOST
Everything's fine.
Dan BesbrisHOST
And then like four or five, six weeks later or whatever, he finally made his debut and he was hurt again within a couple of weeks.
Dan BesbrisHOST
The thing is, we never got to see an actual full version of Jalen Williams last year.
Dan BesbrisHOST
The year before, at full tilt, he was playing 32 minutes per game, 21.5 points, 5 forwards, 5 assists, 2.3 combined defensive stats.
Matthew TynanHOST
I'm just going to go down the lineup.
Matthew TynanHOST
A.J. Mitchell, Kaysan Wallace, Jared McCain, Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso.
Matthew TynanHOST
If you want to get into, like, these lottery picks that they've had over the last several years.
Matthew TynanHOST
Oh, Aaron Wiggins is the guy that I was thinking of, who basically was supplanted by Jared McCain in the first place.
Brian WindhorstHOST
Isaiah Joe.
Brian WindhorstHOST
so that they can create room to pay guys like Case and Wallace and be able to keep Shea, Gildress Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams together, along with Alex Caruso.
Brian WindhorstHOST
And they did re-sign Isaiah Hartenstein.
Brian WindhorstHOST
So I don't think we need to spend much time there.
Nick CraneGUEST
I do agree the Thunder have the best roster in the Western Conference.
Nick CraneGUEST
I think that if the Thunder were fully healthy, or as healthy as the Spurs were even, if they have one of AJ or Jalen Williams, they'd probably advance to the finals.
Nick CraneGUEST
Do I think they would win in the finals? I don't know.
Nick CraneGUEST
That Knicks team was hot, and that's a whole different ballgame.
JordanHOST
I think they exploded onto the scene last year, and they're going to stay here.
JordanHOST
I will say, though, the caveat to that is Jameson Williams, J-Dub, was not healthy whatsoever last year.
JordanHOST
He was in and out of the lineup all year long, missed multiple weeks, multiple months, and he missed most of the playoffs.
JordanHOST
And that's their second-best player from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
MasonHOST
Yeah, and I mean, I think the injury issues that you're talking about is the exact reason why that depth that the Thunder had mattered so much.
MasonHOST
And like we mentioned, they're losing some of it.
MasonHOST
So if someone like J-Dub does go down this season, I think it's going to hurt them a lot more than it did this past season because they just don't have the guys to replace them.
JordanHOST
Yeah, no, you're 100% correct.
Shaheem ReidHOST
Spurs, you got to take it.
Shaheem ReidHOST
J-Dub is out, unfortunately, for OKC, so y'all got a man advantage.
Shaheem ReidHOST
And, yo, Wendy, you got the most dominant player in the NBA.
E-WillHOST
We'll be
Matt GeistHOST
In 2024, he did trade for Gordon Hayward.
Matt GeistHOST
I think he's kind of regret that one a little bit, but I could see them maybe trying to add another wing out there to give a little bit more depth to Jalen Williams and Alex Crusoe on the perimeter.
Matt GeistHOST
This team has the draft capital.
Matt GeistHOST
It has the big three in the prime of his career, not even the prime of its career because there's so many years left and they're so young.
OxPANELIST
in six.
MarsPANELIST
Is he better than J-Dub?
SwiperHOST
I'm going Chet.
SwiperHOST
I'm going Dub healthy.
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