{"id":579635,"date":"2026-02-03T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/579635\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:10:11","slug":"grant-williams-scores-16-points-in-20-minutes-against-pelicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/579635\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Williams scores 16 points in 20 minutes against Pelicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte (23-28) defeated New Orleans (13-39), 102-95, on Monday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vol <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dalton-knecht-grant-williams-play-125537438.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grant Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Williams<\/a> played 20 minutes for the Hornets and scored 16 points. He converted 5-of-7 field goal attempts, 2-of-4 three-point attempts and 4-of-4 free throw attempts. The former Vol also totaled nine rebounds and one assist.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Williams played at Tennessee from 2016-19. He was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and was a 2019 NCAA unanimous first team All-American.<\/p>\n<p>On May 17, 2019, Williams announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the NBA draft. He was selected by Boston in the first round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2019\/04\/09\/grant-williams-will-test-nba-draft-will-not-rule-out-return\/79445187007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2019 NBA draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2019 NBA draft<\/a> (No. 22 overall).<\/p>\n<p>Williams appeared in 104 games, including 101 starts, for the Vols. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte will next play at Houston on Thursday (8 p.m. EST).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dalton-knecht-grant-williams-play-125537438.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dalton Knecht, Grant Williams play in Lakers-Hornets game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dalton Knecht, Grant Williams play in Lakers-Hornets game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Vols Wire on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolsWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VolsWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2026\/02\/03\/charlotte-hornets-grant-williams-scores-16-points-in-20-minutes-against-pelicans\/88487867007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Grant Williams by the numbers in Charlotte&#039;s win over New Orleans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Grant Williams by the numbers in Charlotte&#8217;s win over New Orleans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte (23-28) defeated New Orleans (13-39), 102-95, on Monday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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