Brandon Williams
DAL · 2025-26Bench creatorHigh evidenceWhat does Brandon Williams actually supply on the floor?
Brandon Williams's strongest evidenced functions are creation, passing, event creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, shooting, rebounding. The profile is tied to DAL for 2025-26.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | Bench creator | High evidence | 71 | 58 | 31 | 65 | — | 19 | — | — | 35 | 61 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | — | Mixed coverage | 63 | 54 | 59 | 63 | — | 23 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 60 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | — | Mixed coverage | 54 | 55 | 48 | 54 | — | 47 | — | — | 45 | 37 | 50 |
| 2021-22 | POR | — | Mixed coverage | 67 | 51 | 39 | 67 | — | 25 | 44 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 35 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.DAL had an observed replacement lineup for Brandon Williams, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg] at -0.2 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 175 possessions.
Replacement evidence
P.J. Washington · Daniel Gafford · Naji Marshall · Max Christie · Cooper Flagg
shrunk net -0.1880 over 175 possessions
on floor 2736 possessions · off floor 4640 possessions
DAL had a supported lineup path without Brandon Williams: [Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington, Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II] at 6.8 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 222 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Kyrie Irving · Klay Thompson · P.J. Washington · Luka Doncic · Dereck Lively II
shrunk net 6.8080 over 222 possessions
on floor 980 possessions · off floor 6431 possessions
DAL did not have enough resolved lineup possessions involving Brandon Williams for a dependable replacement conclusion.
Replacement evidence
Kyrie Irving · Derrick Jones Jr. · P.J. Washington · Luka Doncic · Daniel Gafford
shrunk net 4.5210 over 758 possessions
on floor 224 possessions · off floor 8839 possessions
POR did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Brandon Williams.
Replacement evidence
Damian Lillard · CJ McCollum · Robert Covington · Jusuf Nurkic · Norman Powell
shrunk net -2.0210 over 539 possessions
on floor 1195 possessions · off floor 6002 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.Brandon Williams has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2026 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Brandon Williams has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2022 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.