Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III is available and set to make his season debut on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Williams played six games for the franchise in the 2023-24 season but suffered a season-ending knee injury in Nov. 2023. During training camp in October, the 27-year-old also experienced a Grade 1 hamstring strain.
The 27-year-old was dealt to the Trail Blazers from Boston in the Jrue Holiday trade just before the art of training camp last year. He only played in six games for Portland last season, where he averaged 6.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 19.8 minutes before he suffered a patellar dislocation after colliding with Jaren Jackson Jr. on the Blazers game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Williams was with the Boston Celtics before his time with the Trail Blazers. The Celtics drafted Williams with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. He helped lead the Celtics to the 2022 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. At the time, it was their first finals appearance since 2010.
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