Thunder's Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace face months out after surgeries
Williams and Wallace were both regulars on a Thunder team that went 64-18 and finished first in the league in net rating last season.
- Williams: 17.1 points, 5.5 assists per game in 2025-26
- Wallace: 77 games, 58 starts, 8.6 points in 2025-26
- Thunder went 64-18 in 2025-26
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams has a dislocated left ankle and a fractured fibula, and guard Cason Wallace has a torn labrum in his left shoulder, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday. Both will have surgery.
Both players will be sidelined for several months, most if not all of the season, Charania reported.
Williams, a guard-forward, started all 33 games he played in 2025-26 and averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 28.4 minutes. He shot 56% true shooting with a 26.2% usage rate. Our player rating, Keel Impact, ranked him 76th of 379 players with 500 minutes or more.
Wallace started 58 of his 77 games last season and averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 26.6 minutes. His Keel Impact ranked 55th of 379 players with 500 minutes or more, ahead of Williams. He also averaged 8.6 points over 15 playoff games.
The Thunder went 64-18 in 2025-26 and led the league with a net rating of 10.9 points per 100 possessions. They ranked first in defensive rating and sixth in offensive rating among 30 teams.
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Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
BREAKING: Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams has a dislocated left ankle and fractured fibula; Cason Wallace has a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Both will undergo surgery and be sidelined for several months -- most, if not the entire season. https://t.co/62OxZtIGRc
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
Thunder president Sam Presti announces that both Jalen Williams (dislocated left ankle and fractured fibula) and Cason Wallace (torn labrum in his left shoulder) need surgery and will be out indefinitely.
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Just in on @SportsCenter -- Thunder suffer devastating, significant injuries to Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace: https://t.co/Yb84xKfd3H
From the reports quoted here and Keel Stats data; every number is checked against them before publishing.
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