It seems people have forgotten just how stellar a player Jalen Williams is when healthy. The OKC Thunder star endured quite a challenging 2025-26 campaign from a health standpoint, as he entered hobbled from offseason wrist surgery and ran into a bevy of hamstring strains as the year went on. 2026-27 could be the perfect time for him to thrust his name back up to his rightful distinction of a virtual lock for the national team. There's a real recency bias in the association, with its latest victim being Jalen Williams' deserved status as an elite force on both ends of the floor. Hopefully, a strong bounce-back year should have him right back on track toward being a top option for Erik Spoelstra's national squad.