November 13, 2023
Williams
underwent successful surgery Monday to reconstruct a torn ligament in his right knee after he sustained a patellar dislocation Nov. 5. He's expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
ANALYSISSurgery was an expected outcome for Williams, but it's encouraging to hear the oft-injured big man's procedure was successful. Williams averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game over his six appearances with the Trail Blazers before suffering the season-ending injury. In his stead,
Duop Reath,
Moses Brown and
Jabari Walker are all candidates for increased roles behind starting center
Deandre Ayton.