
Jaylin Michael Williams, also known as "J-Will," is a professional basketball player who plays for the OKC Thunder as a center/power forward as of March 2025. In the 2022 NBA Draft, the Thunder selected Williams 34th overall. In the season 2023-24, Williams averaged 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.4 steals, and the team reached the playoffs semi-finals in the Western Conference but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. In the 2024-25 season, Williams is averaging 5.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He has already got two triple-doubles in his career. Williams dropped 19 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on 19th March 2025.
Williams attended Northside High School in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he played alongside Isaiah Joe, his current teammate in Oklahoma. Williams was a consensus four-star recruit in high school and received accolades such as Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Arkansas in 2020. Upon joining college basketball at Arkansas from 2020 to 2022, Williams made a significant impact, leading the NCAA Division I with 54 charges drawn and setting a program single-season record with 364 rebounds during the 2021/22 season.
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Jaylin Williams Contract Breakdown
Year | Base Salary | SigningBonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
2022/23 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 |
2023/24 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 |
2024/25 | $2,019,699 | - | $2,019,699 | - | $2,019,699 |
2025/26 | $2,187,699 | - | $2,187,699 | - | $2,187,699 |
How much is Jaylin Williams getting paid?
During the 2024/25 NBA season, Williams will earn $2,019,699. Williams signed a four-year, $8,207,398 contract with the OKC Thunder, an annual average salary of $2,051,850. (via Spotrac)
How much does Jaylin Williams make in a minute?
Jaylin Williams' salary for the 2024/25 season is $2,019,699. Now, one year is known to have 525,600 minutes. So, if we divide his total salary by the number of minutes available in a year, Jaylin Williams makes around $3.84 per minute.
Jaylin Williams Career Earnings
Williams has earned $6,225,687 from his NBA contracts as of March 2025. (via Spotrac)
What are the terms of Jaylin Williams’s contract?
There are no terms included in Jaylin Williams’s contract with the OKC Thunder. (via Spotrac)
How much of Jaylin Williams’s contract is guaranteed?
Only the first two seasons of Williams’ four-year contract with the Thunder were guaranteed. The third and fourth seasons of the rookie contract were not guaranteed. However, the OKC Thunder guaranteed the third and fourth years, according to Spotrac.
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Jaylin Williams Contract History
These are all the contracts that Jaylin Williams has signed in his career.
July 19, 2022
Jaylin Williams signed a four-year contract worth $8.21 million with the OKC Thunder.
FAQs on Jaylin Williams
A. Jaylin Williams made $2,019,699 during the 2024/25 NBA season.
A. The OKC Thunder drafted Jaylin Williams with 34th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.
A. Jaylin Williams is 22 years old as of March 2025.
A. Jaylin Williams plays as a center.
A. Jaylin Williams played college ball at University of Arkansas.