Jazz rookie to be reassessed in one week

Rookie Jazz guard Cody Williams is set to miss at least one more week of action with a sprained ankle, reports Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune (Twitter link). At that point, the 6’7″ first-year swingman will be reassessed.

Across his first 26 pro games with Utah, Williams — younger brother to Oklahoma City forward Jalen — is averaging 3.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.5 steals a night. He has managed to start 12 contests, but is normally a reserve in head coach Will Hardy‘s offense.

Selected with the No. 10 overall pick in the last summer’s NBA draft lottery out of Colorado, the 20-year-old Williams has been getting some significant run this season on a rebuilding Utah roster. He’s averaging 21.0 minutes per bout for the 10-35 Jazz thus far in 2024/25.

Williams has been on the shelf since the Jazz’s 123-119 overtime loss to another tanking club, New Orleans, on January 20.