1. Ziaire Williams began playing basketball at age five and was training under the guidance of his father by age eight.
13 Facts About Ziaire Williams
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Ziaire Williams missed much of his sophomore season with an injury but saw success in the summer with his club team BTI Select.
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Ziaire Williams earned All-Mission League first team and USA Today All-USA California second team honors.
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On July 18,2019, Ziaire Williams transferred to Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles for his senior year.
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Ziaire Williams joined the team with fellow five-star recruit BJ Boston, as well as Bronny James and Zaire Wade, the respective sons of basketball players LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
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Ziaire Williams was named player of the year by the Los Angeles Times.
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Ziaire Williams was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit, but all three games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ziaire Williams was a consensus five-star recruit and the number one small forward in the 2020 recruiting class.
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Ziaire Williams became Stanford's highest-ranked recruit in the modern recruiting era and the program's first five-star recruit since Reid Travis in 2014.
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On July 29,2021, Ziaire Williams was selected with the tenth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans, then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On July 19,2024, Ziaire Williams was traded to the Brooklyn Nets alongside a second-round pick in exchange for Mamadi Diakite and the draft rights to Nemanja Dangubic.
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Ziaire Williams played for the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece.
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Ziaire Williams's mother is a probation officer, and his father works for 7 Up in Sylmar, Los Angeles.