Mark Williams

Williams put up a career performance on Saturday and joined some legends in the history books in a win over the Heat.

[became the third rookie in history](https://twitter.com/HornetsPR/status/1629874186150723589?s=20) to record at least 15 points and 20 rebounds in fewer than 30 minutes, joining Bill Russell and Alonzo Mourning. He has started in each of their last five games and is averaging 11.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in that role. The assignments were a great chance to learn different coverages and those minutes appear to be paying off. “It feels really good and (to) continue to build on that, especially for me, and build that confidence as we push through here.” “I think, offensively, just ready to catch passes from whomever — lobs, live balls, etc. [Charlotte Hornets](https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/tag/charlotte-hornets) rookie [Mark Williams](https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/tag/mark-williams) put up a career performance on Saturday and joined some legends of the game in the history books in the process.