Williams, who attended Wake Forest, Oklahoma, and Triton College during his collegiate career, was not selected in the 2022 NBA Draft and played his rookie year with the Long Island G League affiliate of the Nets. He began the season with Miami's G League club, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, after inking an Exhibit 10 deal with the Heat in August. In February, he inked a two-way contract with the Heat, and he concluded the campaign on their 18-man roster.

Despite having only played 21 minutes overall in eight NBA games for Miami and Brooklyn, Williams is coming off a successful season in the G League. With a shooting line of.499/.369/.742, he scored 20.3 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.3 rebounds in 37.4 minutes per game in 43 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the Skyforce in 2023–2024.