Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams (44) fights for a rebound against the Memphis Grizzlies. David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Bulls PF Patrick Williams expected to miss rest of season with dislocated wrist

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 10/29/21

After four straight wins to begin the 2021-2022 season, the revamped Chicago Bulls dropped their first game against the New York Knicks on Thursday. They also lost a whole lot more.

According to multiple reports, starting power forward Patrick Williams dislocated his left wrist during the team's game against New York, an injury that will likely sideline him for the rest of the regular season.

Williams, the fourth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, showed terrific progress in summer league. He landed on his wrist on a drive to the rim after getting caught up in the air by New York's Mitchell Robinson on Thursday night.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 29, 2021

Williams suffered a perilunate dislocation, source tells ESPN. There's hope a timetable on a return could include the playoffs, but as Billy Donovan told reporters today, this is a "pretty significant wrist injury." https://t.co/yyBgDirBBE
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 29, 2021

After the Bulls used their first-round lottery selection on Williams, the former Florida St. student-athlete played in all but one of the team's 72 contests. In 71 games, Williams averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists, while posting a shooting line of 48.3/39.1/72.8.

He was named to the All-Rookie Second Team and was set to play alongside a trio of All-Stars this season in Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, as well as point guard Lonzo Ball, who earned Second-Team All-Rookie honors three years ago.

Through five games this season, Williams was averaging 6.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 25.0 minutes per contest with a 56.5/50.0/100.0 shooting line.

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