Amari Williams spent the first eight games of the 2025-26 season as a glorified spectator, logging empty cardio sessions at the absolute end of the bench. Even when handed a season-high 15 minutes on 11/26 vs DET, he was completely invisible offensively. He failed to attempt a single field goal while scraping together just 1 point and 3 rebounds, and this sheer lack of offensive gravity resulted in a dismal -9.8 Impact score. Things hit rock bottom shortly after during a 12/03 vs NYK matchup where he logged exactly zero minutes and zero stats across the board. Merely occupying an active roster spot while providing zero tangible production dragged his Impact to a brutal -12.7 that night. He briefly managed to scrape together 3 points and 4 rebounds on 01/18 vs ATL, but his utter refusal to attempt a field goal made him a total spacing liability in the half-court, keeping him buried with a -10.8 Impact. When a player cannot even manage to put up a shot in seven out of eight appearances, the advanced metrics will rightfully punish their complete lack of floor presence.

Amari Williams spent this seven-game stretch trapped in rotational purgatory. Bouncing haphazardly between spot starts and end-of-bench cameos, he consistently struggled to leave a positive mark on the floor. Given a starting nod on 01/28 vs ATL, he managed just two points and six rebounds over 15 minutes. That passive offensive showing and failure to generate meaningful looks yielded a disastrous -12.8 impact score. Even his highest-volume outing on 01/27 vs POR failed to move the needle. Williams tallied nine points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench against Portland, but his inefficient 3-for-8 shooting kept him at a -5.5 impact. By the time he jogged out for a completely empty, single-minute shift on 02/22 vs LAL to post a -6.9 impact, his role had completely evaporated. He was merely occupying a jersey rather than contributing to winning basketball.