Brooklyn Nets forward Ziaire Williams is entering his first season with the team after three years with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 10th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft was traded to the Nets earlier this offseason in exchange for Mamadi Diakite, who was acquired by Brooklyn in the Mikal Bridges blockbuster deal with the New York Knicks.
Williams said in a recent interview that the trade to Brooklyn wasn’t a big surprise to him.
“It didn’t catch me off guard,” Williams said via HoopsHype writer Cyro Asseo of Choch. “The GM [Zach Kleiman] “I just wanted to let myself know a little bit, just so I’m not completely shocked. But when it happens, it’s always like, ‘Holy crap, this is real now.’ Like I said, man, I’m glad I got this opportunity, and I’m grateful for what I experienced in Memphis, and I’m looking forward to this next chapter of my life.”
Williams joins the Nets with the opportunity to rekindle his career as he enters the final year of his contract. He will have the chance to play plenty of minutes and possibly start for the Nets as they rebuild.
Williams is using the final weeks of his offseason to prepare for training camp, which begins in early October.
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