on july 25, 2015, williams signed a one-year deal with the qingdao doublestar eagles of the chinese basketball association. he appeared in 35 of the team's 38 games during the 2015–16 season, as the eagles missed a playoff berth with a 16–22 win/loss record. over those 35 games, he averaged 20.8 points, a league-leading 15.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.