Brandon Williams (basketball, born 1999)

Brandon Williams

Williams with the Dallas Mavericks in 2024
No. 10–Dallas Mavericks
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 (age 25) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California)
College	Arizona (2018–2019)
NBA draft	2021: undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Westchester Knicks
2021–2022	Portland Trail Blazers
2022–2023	College Park Skyhawks
2023	Osceola Magic
2023–present	Dallas Mavericks
2023–2025	→Texas Legends
Career highlights
NBA G League scoring champion (2025)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Brandon Williams (born November 22, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

High school career

Williams attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California, where he was a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Arizona in May 2018. ^[1]

College career

Williams played the 2018–19 season for the Wildcats, averaging 11.4 points per game and earning honorable mention Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman team honors. He had knee surgery in 2019, missing what would have been his sophomore season. He left Arizona in 2020 to heal and to prepare for his eventual professional career. ^[2]

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers / Westchester Knicks (2021)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Williams joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League in October 2021. ^[3] He averaged 17.7 points, 4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 10 games.

On December 26, 2021, the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) signed Williams to a 10-day contract to fill out the roster after several players were lost due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. ^[4]

On January 5, 2022, Williams was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks. ^[5] On January 22, he scored a career-high 35 points and had eight assists in a 142–117 loss to the Maine Celtics. ^[6]

On February 22, 2022, Williams signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. ^[7] He was waived on October 7. ^[8]

College Park Skyhawks (2022–2023)

On November 4, 2022, Williams was named to the opening night roster for the College Park Skyhawks. ^[9]

Osceola Magic (2023)

On September 12, 2023, Williams signed with the Orlando Magic, ^[10] but was waived on October 21. ^[11] On November 2, he joined the Osceola Magic. ^[12]

Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)

On December 28, 2023, Williams signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. ^[13] Williams reached the 2024 NBA Finals where the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games. ^[14] He was re-signed on July 12, 2024, to a two-way contract. ^[15]

On March 7, 2025, Williams recorded a career-high 31 points against the Memphis Grizzlies. ^[16] On April 8, he was signed to a multi-year contract by the Mavericks. ^[17]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Portland	24	16	26.7	.372	.292	.701	3.1	3.9	1.0	.4	12.9
2023–24	Dallas	17	0	6.6	.370	.200	.647	.8	1.0	.1	.1	3.2
2024–25	Dallas	33	3	14.8	.521	.400	.833	1.8	2.3	.7	.2	8.3
Career		74	19	16.8	.426	.320	.744	2.0	2.5	.7	.2	8.6

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Arizona	26	21	28.2	.377	.316	.819	2.8	3.4	.8	.2	11.4
2019–20	Arizona	Redshirt

References

1. Pascoe, Bruce (September 5, 2020). "Arizona basketball: Brandon Williams moving on from Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved December 27, 2021.
2. Pascoe, Bruce (July 28, 2021). "As NBA Draft nears, ex-Arizona guard Brandon Williams looking elsewhere". Arizona Daily Star . Retrieved December 27, 2021.
3. "Westchester Knicks Announce Training Camp Roster". Our Sports Central. October 26, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
4. "Trail Blazers sign three players to 10-day contracts". NBA.com . December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
5. "2021–22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
6. Priczak, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Westchester Knicks trounced by Maine Celtics, 126–99". Posting and Toasting. SB Nation . Retrieved January 30, 2022.
7. "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN DREW EUBANKS AND BRANDON WILLIAMS". NBA. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
8. porfgomez (October 7, 2022). "Trail Blazers waive Devontae Cacok, Wes Iwundu and Brandon Williams". NBA.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
9. "College Park Skyhawks Roster 2022–23". gleague.nba.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
10. "Orlando Magic Sign Free Agents Trevelin Queen and Brandon Williams". NBA.com. September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
11. "Orlando Magic Waive Mac McClung, Daeqwon Plowden and Brandon Williams". NBA.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
12. "Training Camp Roster Just Dropped". NBA.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
13. "Mavs sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract, waive Dexter Dennis". NBA.com. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
14. "Boston Celtics defeat Dallas Mavericks to win 2024 NBA Finals". CBSNews.com. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
15. "Mavericks re-sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
16. "Mavericks guard scores career-high in loss to Memphis Grizzlies". si.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
17. "Mavericks Sign Brandon Williams". nba.com. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    and  Basketball Reference  
• Arizona Wildcats bio
• College stats @ sports-reference.com