He scored a playoff career-high 40 points<\/a> in a 120-109 win over Indiana in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Oklahoma City beat the Pacers in seven games.<\/p>\nThe 24-year-old Williams is expected to be ready for next season, Presti said. Williams was inactive for the final two games of the regular season after playing 36 minutes in a 125-112 victory over Phoenix on April 9.<\/p>\n
Williams wrote a brace on the wrist on his shooting hand at times during the playoffs and had it taped during games. He shot just 30% from 3-point range in the playoffs, more than 6% off his percentage during the regular season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe part that I\u2019m most impressed with is in our modern era, when someone has a poor performance or they\u2019re not playing to their capability in a game and there\u2019s a lot of attention on it, you often see a little birdie make sure that everybody knows that the player is not 100%,\u201d Presti said during his season-ending meeting with reporters. \u201cNever happened with this guy, not one time. He powered through. He showed incredible mental endurance and security in himself.\u201d<\/p>\n
A first-time All-Star in his third season after the Thunder drafted him 12th overall out of Santa Clara in 2022, Williams averaged career bests of 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists.<\/p>\n
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