Williams came off the bench to lead the Knicks with 24 points (8-for-17 FG, 7-for-9 FT) and seven rebounds in only 21 minutes in the season opener.

EDGE Analysis

Williams lost out on the starting power forward job to rookie Kristaps Porzingis, but he was still able to make a strong mark in the opener off the bench. That scoring volume is unsustainable, though, if he's going to only get in the low 20s of minutes played.