Career snapshot
9seasons
520games
4,318career pts
14.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Sacramento Kings
· 295 games · 2015-16–2018-19
Position rank · 2020-21
#34PPG rank
#26PER rank
#24WS rank
Among 40 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
12.8
2017-18 · SAC
RPG
8.4
2018-19 · SAC
APG
2.4
2017-18 · SAC
PER
18.0
2018-19 · SAC
WS
6.7
2018-19 · SAC
Draft
2015
Round 1 ·
Pick 6
from Kentucky
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2015
Career by team
Openjobmetis Varese
2023-24 – 2023-24 · 1 seasons
9.7 PPG
8.0 RPG
1.2 APG
11 games
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2022-23 – 2022-23 · 1 seasons
8.8 PPG
5.8 RPG
2.4 APG
13 games
Dallas Mavericks
2019-20 – 2021-22 · 3 seasons
4.6 PPG
4.0 RPG
0.7 APG
84 games
Philadelphia 76ers
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
0.0 PPG
1.0 RPG
0.5 APG
2 games
Golden State Warriors
2019-20 – 2019-20 · 1 seasons
7.9 PPG
6.2 RPG
1.5 APG
41 games
Sacramento Kings
2015-16 – 2018-19 · 4 seasons
10.1 PPG
6.4 RPG
1.7 APG
295 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | SAC | 66 | 39 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 64.8 | 15.3 | 3.8 |
| 2016-17 | SAC | 75 | 21 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 66.9 | 16.3 | 2.9 |
| 2017-18 | SAC | 73 | 57 | 28.0 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 50.2 | 25.0 | 61.9 | 17.6 | 3.9 |
| 2018-19 | SAC | 81 | 81 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 50.0 | 55.1 | 18.0 | 6.7 |
| 2019-20 | NBA | 54 | 39 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 60.6 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | DAL | 13 | 2 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 68.9 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 22.2 | 0.7 |
| 2019-20 | GSW | 41 | 37 | 22.9 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 61.4 | 16.2 | 2.2 |
| 2020-21 | DAL | 53 | 16 | 17.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 63.2 | 9.1 | 62.8 | 14.3 | 2.8 |
| 2021-22 | NBA | 20 | 2 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 45.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | DAL | 18 | 2 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 45.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 2022-23 | Vipers | 13 | 0 | 26.8 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 66.7 | 29.4 | 50.0 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Openjobmetis | 11 | 0 | 26.4 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 60.0 | 45.5 | 64.3 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | Dallas Mavericks | Philadelphia 76ers | season change | ||
| Jul 2020 | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks | season change | ||
| Oct 2019 | Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors | mid season trade | From 2019-20 to 2019-20 | |
| Jul 2019 | Sacramento Kings | Golden State Warriors | season change | ||
| Jul 2019 | Sacramento Kings | Dallas Mavericks | season change | ||
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About Willie Cauley-Stein
Willie Trill Cauley-Stein is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in China in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats.