Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder ahead Jalen Williams holds the Larry O’Brien trophy throughout a celebration of the Thunder’s NBA basketball championship Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Oklahoma Metropolis. (AP Photograph/Nate Billings)

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jalen Williams is planning to have surgical procedure on his proper wrist after the Oklahoma Metropolis ahead tore a ligament earlier than the Thunder began their run to a championship, normal supervisor Sam Presti stated Monday.

Williams performed in all 23 postseason video games in serving to the Thunder win their first NBA title since transferring to Oklahoma from Seattle 17 years in the past.

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He scored a playoff career-high 40 factors in a 120-109 win over Indiana in Sport 5 of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma Metropolis beat the Pacers in seven video games.

The 24-year-old Williams is predicted to be prepared for subsequent season, Presti stated. Williams was inactive for the ultimate two video games of the common season after taking part in 36 minutes in a 125-112 victory over Phoenix on April 9.

Williams wrote a brace on the wrist of his taking pictures hand at instances throughout the playoffs and had it taped throughout video games. He shot simply 30% from 3-point vary within the playoffs, greater than 6% off his share throughout the common season.

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“The half that I’m most impressed with is in our trendy period, when somebody has a poor efficiency or they’re not taking part in to their functionality in a recreation and there’s lots of consideration on it, you typically see slightly birdie guarantee that all people is aware of that the participant is just not 100%,” Presti stated throughout his season-ending assembly with reporters.

“By no means occurred with this man, not one time. He powered by means of. He confirmed unbelievable psychological endurance and safety in himself.”

A primary-time All-Star in his third season after the Thunder drafted him twelfth general out of Santa Clara in 2022, Williams averaged profession bests of 21.6 factors, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists.