Player Profile: Jawad Williams

Player Profile: Jawad Williams

The next installment of the Player Profile is Jawad Williams, the “new hometown hero.”

The Cleveland born forward got a shot with his hometown team & showed that he can play at the NBA level. While his minutes were inconsistent, he showed some good things on the court. Jawad is currently a restricted free agent & the Cavaliers will have a decision to make if he signs an offer sheet with another team.

Jawad Williams

6′9 SF

27 yrs old/North Carolina

‘10-’11 Salary: -

Contract Status: Restricted Free Agent

Jawad Williams finally received a shot to showcase his talents during the 2009-2010 season, and with his hometown team to boot. A 6′9 forward, Jawad is best suited as a 3, but could provide some solid “stretch 4″ minutes in certain situations.

Jawad proved to be more than capable of knocking down the 3 ball, and is solid, albeit a bit inconsistent, at creating his own shot. He even received some chances in the post, where he’s very good at taking advantage of mismatches. While he won’t win any defensive awards, Jawad is a solid defender who will get in the opponents’ face to force him into a tough shot. His length makes it difficult for opposing small forwards to get easy shots off on him.

Jawad has a couple of choices. He can either a) Accept the Cavaliers qualifying offer of $1.02 M or b) Decline it. If he declines it, the Cavaliers can still match any offer Jawad receives in free agency. Unless a team offers Jawad something outrageous, expect him to accept the QO or the Cavs to match the offer he receives.

Career Bests:

Jawad has set career bests this season in:

• Games Played (54). Previous Best: 10
• Games Started (6). Previous Best: 0
• MPG (13.7). Previous Best: 2.0
• FT% (.711). Previous Best: -
• SPG (0.2). Previous Best: 0.1
• BPG (0.1). Previous Best: -
• ORPG (0.3). Previous Best: 0.1
• DRPG (1.2). Previous Best: 0.1
• RPG (1.5). Previous Best: 0.2
• APG (0.6). Previous Best: -
• PPG (4.1). Previous Best: 1.2
• Minutes (742). Previous Best: 20
• FGM (81). Previous Best: 5
• FGA (206). Previous Best: 12
• 3ptM (30). Previous Best: 2
• 3ptA (93). Previous Best: 6
• FTM (32). Previous Best: 0
• FTA (45). Previous Best: 0
• Steals (12). Previous Best: 1
• Blocks (5). Previous Best: 0
• Offensive Rebounds (16). Previous Best: 1
• Defensive Rebounds (67). Previous Best: 1
• Rebounds (83). Previous Best: 2
• Assists (34). Previous Best: 0
• Points (224). Previous Best: 12

Career Worsts:

Jawad has set career worsts this season in:

• FG% (.393). Previous Worst: .417
• 3pt% (.323). Previous Worst: .333
• TOPG (0.3). Previous Worst: 0.1
• PFPG (1.4). Previous Worst: 0.2
• Turnovers (18). Previous Worst: 1
• Personal Fouls (73). Previous Worst: 2

Career Milestones:

Jawad is:

• 36 Games Played away from 100
• 238 Minutes away from 1,000
• 14 FGM away from 100
• 18 3ptM away from 50
• 18 FTM away from 50
• 37 Steals away from 50
• 5 Blocks away from 10
• 8 Offensive Rebounds away from 25
• 32 Defensive Rebounds away from 100
• 15 Rebounds away from 100
• 16 Assists away from 100
• 264 Points away from 500

Misc Season:

The Cavaliers were:

• 27-8 when Jawad played 10+ minutes
• 9-1 when Jawad scored 10+ points
• 7-0 when Jawad made more than 1 3 pointer in a game
• 17-3 when Jawad made more than 1 FG

Fun Fact:

If Jawad stays with the Cavs for even a brief amount of time next season, it will mark the 19th consecutive season that an Ohio born player has appeared on the Cavaliers roster. The list includes: Jawad Williams (Cleveland), LeBron James (Akron), Tyrone Hill (Cincinnati), Matt Harpring (Cincinnati), Michael Hawkins (Canton), Jim Jackson (Toledo), Earl Boykins (Cleveland), Carl Thomas (Dayton), and Jerome Lane (Akron), dating back to the 1992-1993 season.

Player Profile: Jawad Williams

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