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Ziaire Williams

RANK #2252025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF822025-26 9-CAT #180 8-CAT #187F · Los Angeles LakersAge 246' 9"2025-26 season

10.2

Points / game

2.4

Rebounds

1.1

Assists

22.9

Minutes

42.5%

FG%

19.0

FPTS / game

-12.9

vs F median

TIER 6 · #225 OVERALLDepth piece — #82 among forwards

Ziaire Williams is ranked #82 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 6.4 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.

Percentile46%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Ziaire Williams 2026-27 fantasy outlook

DAY TO DAY

20.1Proj FPTS/G · ~1286 / 64 games

12.6–25.7Typical game · middle 50%

#222Projected rank

139.9ADP (ESPN drafts)

Market price (ADP 139.9) lines up with our rank (#222). Draft confidently at his current ADP. Projection drivers: stable workload (22.9 minutes/gm), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Ziaire Williams consistency and floor

56 GAMES

8.1

Floor (p10)

19.0

Average

29.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered64%

Boom rate125%+ of average34%

Bust rateunder half of average16%

18.9

Season avg FPTS

22.4

Last 10 FPTS

25.4

Last 5 FPTS

Williams vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points10.258

Rebounds2.414

Assists1.133

Steals1.497

Blocks0.456

Minutes22.952

Fantasy PPG19.046

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Williams fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 38.2SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 25.4

Ziaire Williams game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 3	ATL	L 141-107	21	8	3	3	1	0	1	2-10	1-3	18.1
Mar 31	CHA	L 117-86	24	10	0	0	1	1	1	4-10	1-2	15
Mar 28	@LAL	L 116-99	25	16	2	2	3	0	1	6-14	1-4	29.4
Mar 26	@GS	L 109-106	24	19	1	2	6	0	3	6-11	1-2	38.2
Mar 24	@POR	L 134-99	24	16	4	1	2	0	2	4-7	1-1	26.3
Mar 22	@SAC	L 126-122	22	18	2	3	2	1	2	6-11	2-3	31.9
Mar 20	NY	L 93-92	25	17	4	1	1	0	0	6-10	2-4	26.3
Mar 18	OKC	L 121-92	20	5	3	1	1	0	2	1-4	0-3	11.1
Mar 16	POR	L 114-95	20	7	1	0	2	0	1	3-8	1-3	13.2
Mar 14	@PHI	L 104-97	21	9	1	1	1	0	0	3-6	2-2	14.7
Mar 9	MEM	W 126-115	19	11	4	4	2	0	1	4-7	1-2	26.8
Mar 7	@DET	W 107-105	32	23	4	0	1	0	2	5-8	5-8	28.8
Mar 6	@MIA	L 126-110	24	15	1	3	2	0	1	5-9	2-4	25.7
Mar 4	@MIA	L 124-98	23	16	1	2	2	0	1	3-10	2-5	25.2
Mar 1	CLE	L 106-102	33	4	0	5	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	14.5
Feb 28	@BOS	L 148-111	17	5	0	0	1	0	0	2-5	1-3	8
Feb 27	SA	L 126-110	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	4.4
Feb 20	@CLE	L 112-84	22	2	2	1	1	0	1	1-9	0-6	7.9
Feb 12	IND	L 115-110	28	19	5	1	3	0	2	7-13	5-7	33.5
Feb 10	CHI	W 123-115	25	11	5	2	2	0	1	5-11	1-4	25
Feb 6	@ORL	L 118-98	17	1	2	0	3	1	2	0-2	0-1	13.4
Feb 4	LAL	L 125-109	24	17	2	3	1	0	1	7-11	3-6	25.9
Jan 28	@PHX	L 106-102	28	11	1	5	1	0	1	3-9	3-7	21.7
Jan 26	@LAC	L 126-89	21	7	3	0	0	1	1	2-6	0-3	12.6
Jan 24	BOS	L 130-126 2OT	33	14	8	0	0	0	2	4-15	1-11	21.6
Jan 22	@NY	L 120-66	19	11	1	0	1	2	1	5-10	1-3	20.2
Jan 20	PHX	L 126-117	24	15	2	1	2	0	0	4-7	3-6	24.9
Jan 8	ORL	L 104-103 OT	27	5	2	0	2	0	0	2-6	1-5	13.4
Jan 4	DEN	W 127-115	19	13	3	1	1	1	0	5-6	2-3	24.1
Jan 3	@WSH	L 119-99	24	14	1	1	3	2	2	4-9	3-6	29.7
Jan 1	HOU	L 120-96	27	14	2	0	5	0	0	3-6	2-4	31.4
Dec 24	@PHI	W 114-106	18	9	0	0	1	0	1	1-5	1-5	11
Dec 21	TOR	W 96-81	14	2	1	0	3	1	3	0-3	0-2	12.2
Dec 19	MIA	L 106-95	19	2	2	0	1	1	0	1-2	0-1	10.4
Dec 14	MIL	W 127-82	22	10	3	2	1	1	1	4-6	2-4	21.6
Dec 13	@DAL	L 119-111	25	3	3	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-4	8.1
Dec 6	NO	W 119-101	15	9	1	0	2	0	0	3-7	1-5	16.2
Dec 5	UTAH	L 123-110	28	23	0	1	1	1	1	7-14	3-10	29.5
Dec 4	@CHI	W 113-103	25	8	4	1	0	1	2	3-7	2-5	15.3
Dec 2	CHA	W 116-103	19	3	6	2	0	0	2	1-4	1-3	11.2
Nov 30	@MIL	L 116-99	19	10	2	1	1	0	3	4-10	2-8	13.9
Nov 29	PHI	L 115-103	30	10	4	1	1	0	1	4-10	2-6	18.3
Nov 23	@TOR	L 119-109	28	5	4	0	0	2	1	1-3	1-2	14.8
Nov 22	@BOS	W 113-105	16	2	0	0	0	0	2	1-5	0-3	0
Nov 19	BOS	L 113-99	27	12	4	3	1	0	1	4-11	2-7	23.3
Nov 16	@WSH	W 129-106	30	13	4	0	0	1	1	3-7	2-6	19.8
Nov 15	@ORL	L 105-98	36	15	1	0	3	0	1	6-11	2-6	24.2
Nov 12	TOR	L 119-109	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0-8	0-7	4.4
Nov 9	@NY	L 134-98	28	13	3	1	1	1	2	5-8	3-6	22.1
Nov 8	DET	L 125-107	17	6	2	1	0	0	1	1-6	1-6	8.9
Nov 6	@IND	W 112-103	24	3	3	2	0	2	2	1-8	1-5	13.6
Nov 4	MIN	L 125-109	23	14	2	0	0	1	0	4-9	3-7	19.4
Nov 2	PHI	L 129-105	20	13	5	0	2	0	2	4-9	1-6	23
Oct 26	@SA	L 118-107	13	5	1	0	1	0	0	1-4	1-4	9.2
Oct 24	CLE	L 131-124	27	25	2	0	2	0	0	9-13	6-9	33.4
Oct 22	@CHA	L 136-117	15	1	3	1	1	0	0	0-3	0-2	9.1

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QIs Ziaire Williams a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #225 overall, #82 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Ziaire Williams be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.9 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #222, so he is fairly priced.

QHow many fantasy points will Ziaire Williams score in 2026-27?

We project 20.1 points per game across an expected 64 games — approximately 1286 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 12.6 and 25.7 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #222 in projected scoring.

QHow does Ziaire Williams rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Ziaire Williams finished #180 in 9-cat and #187 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #225 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Ziaire Williams for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 64% of games, with a floor of 8.1 and a ceiling of 29.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 34% of games and busted (under half his average) in 16%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.