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By Ricardo Sandoval
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Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Jalen Williams is set to undergo wrist surgery this offseason after their championship run.
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Thunder general manager Sam Presti mentioned how Williams will have time to recover and should be ready by the start of the upcoming season.
"Sam Presti reports that Jalen Williams will have surgery on his right wrist due to a ligament tear that he suffered toward the end of the regular season.
Presti says that he will not have any problem recovering from it and will be available for the start of next season."
Presti also mentioed how Williams was able to play through it.
"The part that I'm most impressed with is in our modern era, when someone has a poor performance, or they're not playing to their capability in a game and there's a lot of attention on it, you often see a little birdie make sure that everybody knows that the player is not 100%. Never happened with this guy. Not one time he powered through. He showed incredible mental endurance and security in himself," said Presti.
Williams' injury is a ligament tear on his wrist. The injury occurred late in the regular season. The Thunder knew he would need surgery at the end of the season, and he will make a full recovery. He was playing on the injury for roughly two months.
The one-time All-Star guard was impressive in his playoff run. In 23 playoff games, Williams averaged 21.4 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 44.9 percent from the field and 30.4 percent from three in 34.6 minutes of action.
Williams gave his superstar teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a run for his money for Finals MVP. In that seven Finals series, Williams averaged 23.6 points per game, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 0.9 steals. His best game came in Game 5 when he recorded 40 points on a very impressive and efficient 56 percent shooting from the field.
The 24-year-old is only going to get better, and that's a scary thing for the league. The Thunder not only won the title, but they have a chance to build a dynasty, considering how young and talented the team is.
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