Patrick Williams
F CHI
Wed 11/6/24 7:47 PM

Williams (shoulder) is active for Wednesday's game against the Mavericks.
EDGE Analysis
Williams was deemed probable ahead of Wednesday's contest and, as expected, will suit up against Dallas. The 23-year-old has started in all seven of his appearances this season and should continue to be part of the first unit. He tied his season high in points (13) last time out.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Tue 11/5/24 5:04 PM

Williams (shoulder) is listed as probable for Wednesday's game versus the Mavericks, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Williams continues to receive probable tags due to a right shoulder strain but has yet to miss a game this season. In his most recent outing, the 23-year-old forward tallied 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in 27 minutes.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Mon 11/4/24 7:31 PM

Williams (shoulder) is available to play in Monday's game against Utah.
EDGE Analysis
Williams has been upgraded from probable to available and will play through a right shoulder sprain. The 28-year-old has struggled to start the 2024-25 campaign, during which he has averaged 7.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 28.8 percent from the field across 28.2 minutes per game in six regular-season appearances.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Sun 11/3/24 6:49 PM

Williams (shoulder) is probable for Monday's game against the Jazz, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
EDGE Analysis
Williams was a late addition to the injury report before Friday's loss to the Nets due to a right shoulder sprain. However, he played through the injury and is expected to do so again Monday. The 28-year-old has produced a slow start to the season, during which he has averaged 7.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals-plus-blocks while shooting 28.8 percent from the field across 28.2 minutes per game in six regular-season appearances.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Fri 11/1/24 6:11 PM

Coach Billy Donovan said Williams (shoulder) will play in Friday's game against the Nets, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Williams was a late addition to the injury report due to a right shoulder sprain. However, the 23-year-old will give it a go Friday, though it is unclear whether he will operate under a minutes restriction. Through five regular-season outings, Williams has averaged 7.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 combined steals-plus-blocks while shooting only 29.5 percent from the field in 28.2 minutes per game.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Fri 11/1/24 11:36 AM

Williams is listed as questionable for Friday's game versus the Nets due to a right shoulder sprain.
EDGE Analysis
Williams was previously dealing with an ankle injury but is now in danger of missing his first contest of the season due to a sprained shoulder. If Williams is unable to suit up against Brooklyn, Julian Phillips, Matas Buzelis and Torrey Craig are all candidates to receive increased playing time.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Tue 10/22/24 3:36 PM

Williams (ankle) isn't listed on the injury report for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Pelicans.
EDGE Analysis
Williams left Friday's preseason finale against the Cavaliers due to an ankle injury, but he returned to practice Monday and is good to go for the regular-season opener. The fifth-year forward has struggled to stay healthy, but when available, he has been a consistent part of Chicago's rotation, playing at least 27 minutes per game in three of his first four seasons.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Mon 10/21/24 5:13 PM

Williams (ankle) participated in Monday's practice session, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
EDGE Analysis
Williams was forced to leave Friday's preseason finale against the Cavaliers due to an ankle injury, though the Bulls may have kept him out of the game as a precaution. His ability to practice Monday is a step in the right direction for him to suit up for the Bulls' regular-season opener against the Pelicans on Wednesday. Williams is coming off an injury-riddled 2023-24 campaign, during which he averaged 10.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 27.3 minutes per game across 43 regular-season outings (30 starts).

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Fri 10/18/24 9:42 PM

Williams will not return to Friday's preseason finale versus the Cavaliers due to a left ankle injury.
EDGE Analysis
Williams entered the night with a wrist injury, but it was not severe enough to keep him sidelined from the exhibition contest. It is unclear how serious his ankle injury is, other than he will not return. His status for Wednesday's regular season opener is seemingly up in the air as of now. When healthy, he is expected to start at power forward this season.

Patrick Williams
F CHI
Wed 10/16/24 6:37 PM

Williams (wrist) will play and start in Wednesday's preseason game against the Timberwolves.
EDGE Analysis
Williams missed Monday's contest with a wrist injury, but the 23-year-old is good to go for Wednesday's penultimate exhibition. Williams went 1-for-9 from the field across 18 minutes in his last preseason action.