Sources: Suns' Williams has shoulder surgery, to miss extended time

Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will miss an extended period of time, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Williams, 24, who signed a fully guaranteed three-year, $38 million deal to return to the Suns in free agency, suffered the injury in an offseason workout recently.

Williams is coming off the healthiest season of his four-year NBA career, appearing in 60 games after a previous high of 44. He averaged 11.7 points, eight rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 23.6 minutes per game.

Williams arrived in Phoenix in a 2025 draft night deal from Charlotte, after the Hornets' first attempt to trade him was rescinded shortly after that year's trade deadline. Williams took over as the Suns' starting center and was part of a group that helped Phoenix beat preseason expectations in earning a playoff berth.

He has career averages of 12 points, 8.5 rebounds and one block per game. He was unable to come to terms on an extension last summer, which made him a restricted free agent this offseason.