On Wednesday Oct. 17, New Orleans Pelicans forward Troy Williams was waived by the team and three days later found himself on a two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings, but who is he?
Williams is a 6’-7” forward from Indiana University and has played parts of three seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets. He’s appeared in 53 career games and has averaged 17.2 minutes per game, 6.3 points and 2.6 rebounds on .455/.302/.661 shooting.
His best stint with any team was a six game run with the Houston Rockets (three starts) in 2016-17 where he played 23.