Jaylen Williams will make his season debut on Friday against the Suns
The Oklahoma City Thunder is out to a dominant start to the 2025-26 NBA season, currently at 18-1 after Wednesday’s thrilling win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Making things even more impressive for the Thunder is that they did all of this with their second best player, Jalen Williamson the sidelines as he recovers from offseason wrist surgery.
However, on Thursday, the team won positive update on Williams’ status.
“Just in: Thunder All-NBA guard Jaylen Williams has been ruled out of the injury report and will make his season debut against the Phoenix Suns Friday night in OKC, multiple sources tell ESPN. Williams has recovered from wrist surgery after playing through a torn ligament in the 2025 title race,” ESPN’s Charania, a former NBA insider, reported on Twitter.
Williams was a big part of the Thunder’s run to the NBA title last year, including 40 points in Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers to help the Thunder take control of the series. While it’s clear the Thunder are still able to consistently win games without him, he still adds another layer of depth and secondary playmaking to the team, and will certainly help them as they prepare to defend their NBA title in April.
Either way, the Thunder and Suns will tip off what will be Williams’ debut on Friday night at 9:30pm ET. After that, the Thunder will hit the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers, against the opponent that brought them their only loss this season.
2025-11-27 23:15:00
