2025-26 Season

PATRICK WILLIAMS

Chicago Bulls | Forward | 6-6

2025-26 Season

PATRICK WILLIAMS

Chicago Bulls | Forward | 6-6 | Yr 5

7.0 PPG

3.0 RPG

1.5 APG

20.5 MPG

-5.9 Impact

Williams produces at an poor rate for a 20-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-5.9

Scoring +5.4

Points 7.0 PPG = +3.6

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.8

Creation +0.4

Creation 1.5 AST/g = +0.4

Turnovers -2.3

Turnovers 1.0/g = -2.3

Defense +0.4

Defense 0.7 STL, 0.4 BLK = +0.4

Hustle & Effort +2.1

Rebounds 3.0 RPG = +2.1

Raw Impact +6.0

Baseline (game-average expected) −11.9

Net Impact

-5.9

10th pctl vs Forwards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

#19

Impact

#10

Creation

Hustle

Defense

of 21 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Nikola Vučević +11.1 Tre Jones +6.1 Leonard Miller +5.2 Josh Giddey +5.0 Collin Sexton +4.9 Matas Buzelis +3.8 Ayo Dosunmu +3.5 Jalen Smith +1.7 Coby White +1.2 Zach Collins +0.3 Guerschon Yabusele -0.1 Kevin Huerter -0.3 Nick Richards -0.3 Isaac Okoro -2.2 Lachlan Olbrich -2.8 Jevon Carter -2.9 Julian Phillips -3.2 Dalen Terry -4.9 Patrick Williams -5.6 Yuki Kawamura -6.4 Rob Dillingham -7.6

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SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 34th

7.2 PPG

Efficiency 13th

49.3% TS

Playmaking 43th

1.5 APG

Rebounding 24th

3.1 RPG

Defense 61th

+7.6/g

Hustle 48th

+11.7/g

Creation 52th

+2.42/g

Shot Making 35th

+4.76/g

TO Discipline 40th

0.05/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

A maddening cocktail of extreme offensive passivity and hesitation defined Patrick Williams’s first twenty games of the season. Even when he managed to find the bottom of the net, hidden costs routinely dragged him down. Take his 12-point outing on 10/27 vs ATL, where he posted a -1.6 impact score because he stubbornly settled for contested perimeter jumpers instead of attacking closeouts. The bottom fell out completely during his lone start on 11/24 vs NOP. Thrust into the opening lineup, Williams registered a catastrophic -15.1 impact score as brutal shot selection and clanked looks completely stalled the offense. He finally offered a glimmer of hope on 12/03 vs BKN, snapping his severe slump with a +4.1 impact score by simply capitalizing on high-quality spot-up opportunities.

This stretch was defined by a crippling offensive slump that left Patrick Williams looking utterly invisible on the floor for weeks at a time. During a disastrous 01/08 vs MIA outing, he forced heavily contested shots and looked completely lost within the flow of the offense, dragging his impact score down to a dismal -13.2. The hesitation reached its nadir on 01/13 vs HOU, where a 0-for-6 shooting nightmare generated a -11.6 impact mark. He occasionally managed to salvage his minutes without scoring, such as on 12/07 vs GSW where he tallied just three points but still posted a +1.2 impact because his smothering wing defense offset his broken jumper. When Williams actually played with decisive aggression, the results flipped entirely. He caught defenders completely off guard on 01/02 vs ORL, using a sudden resurgence in shot creation to pour in 15 points and post a +5.9 impact score. Unfortunately, those aggressive flashes were a rare exception to a deeply passive rule.

This stretch was defined by maddening passivity and erratic shot selection. Even when he poured in 17 points on 02/03 vs MIL, his negative -0.2 impact score revealed the hidden costs of his underlying efficiency issues. Conversely, he found actual utility on 02/07 vs DEN by accepting a low-usage role. He generated a stellar +7.3 impact score on just 8 points by knocking down timely, open looks to stabilize the offense. Unfortunately, those brief flashes of competence were quickly swallowed up by disastrous duds. Operating as an absolute offensive black hole on 03/13 vs LAC, he missed all seven of his shot attempts to earn a staggering -11.8 impact score. When a forward floats on the perimeter and refuses to attack closeouts, the resulting spacing issues make him a severe liability.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

20 PTS vs WAS

Apr 07 | +16.4 impact

Worst Game

0 PTS vs IND

Apr 01 | -26.2 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Williams has posted negative impact in 78% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 29% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Williams locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 10 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 67 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.