Grant Williams
Charlotte Hornets · F · NBA
Season Stats
7.0 PPG · 3.9 RPG · 1.6 APG
7.0
PPG
3.9
RPG
1.6
APG
36
GP
2025-26 season avg · 36 GPOFFSEASON
Updated Aug 1, 2:06 AM ET · Stats via ESPN
Tennessee Career
2016–2019 · F
Williams is the only player to win back-to-back SEC Player of the Year (2018, 2019) since the award began recognizing repeat winners in 1995. Over three seasons at Tennessee he averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists, peaking as a junior with 18.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Pro Journey
2019 Draft · 1st round, pick 22 · Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics took Williams 22nd overall in 2019. He spent four seasons in Boston — reaching an NBA Finals — before moving on to the Dallas Mavericks and now the Charlotte Hornets, his third NBA franchise.
Why Vol Nation Should Watch
Williams has built a career on toughness, spacing, and switchable defense rather than flash — the kind of glue-guy production that shows up more in winning than in box scores. Worth watching how much of a locker-room and rotation anchor he becomes in Charlotte's rebuild.
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