Mark Williams can move. His problem is effort.
That, and Williams' injury history, makes him a spot-on match for Andrew Bynum at 23. Bynum played only 1 more season.
I'm sure that few Laker fans want to see a repeat of that particular story.
Mark Williams can move. His problem is effort.
That, and Williams' injury history, makes him a spot-on match for Andrew Bynum at 23. Bynum played only 1 more season.
I'm sure that few Laker fans want to see a repeat of that particular story.
Both Luka and Williams are really young - That is the reason Phil Jackson didn't like to give a lot of minutes to younger players - Like Andrew Bynum His mind set was that their bodies needed to mature and get stronger - With the correct conditioning program - Luka and Williams have the potential to really be good - Hopefully LeBron can mentor them -No doubt.
And I would still much rather bet on Williams than a guy who is already cooked like JoVal or Nurk
Could absolutely go wrong.
But if it goes right you have Luka’s rim runner for the next 6-7 years.
In those cheap options, you get what you paid for.
Not a whole lot.
Both Luka and Williams are really young - That is the reason Phil Jackson didn't like to give a lot of minutes to younger players - Like Andrew Bynum His mind set was that their bodies needed to mature and get stronger - With the correct conditioning program - Luka and Williams have the potential to really be good - Hopefully LeBron can mentor them -
There are some small concerns - but he is only 25- with the right conditioning program - I think he will be fine - The concern can't be that big - considering his record - I have watching him and wishing we could get him - Williams is the bigger concern - but again - conditioning and training and they should be fine - I am thinking that setting a system on the court to avoid injuries as much as possible would be the best if possibleYou know Luka is a 5 time All NBA player, right?
Can you think of a player, especially one 7' tall, who was constantly injured in his first 3 years, and who later became a reliable contributor until age 30?No doubt.
And I would still much rather bet on Williams than a guy who is already cooked like JoVal or Nurk
Could absolutely go wrong.
But if it goes right you have Luka’s rim runner for the next 6-7 years.
In those cheap options, you get what you paid for.
Not a whole lot.
That is the reason Phil Jackson didn't like to give a lot of minutes to younger playerss. His mind set was that their bodies needed to mature and get stronger
Can you think of a player, especially one 7' tall, who was constantly injured in his first 3 years, and who later became a reliable contributor until age 30?
I cannot.
At best, that scenario is exceedingly unlikely. Williams recently sat out multiple consecutive games (not a back-to-back) for load management. At 23. With just 80 career games under his belt.
It will frankly be a miracle if he's in the league at 30.
Blake Griffin was smaller, had less injury history, and was still largely done by age 29 -- certainly with respect to rim running and dunking.
Even Grant Hill was healthy for his first four seasons.
Andrew Bogut was healthy for his first couple seasons.
DeMarcus Cousins was 26 before he started racking up his injury history.
There's probably a 50/50 chance that James plays more games from here out than Williams does.
There are some small concerns - but he is only 25- with the right conditioning program - I think he will be fine - The concern can't be that big - considering his record - I have watching him and wishing we could get him - Williams is the bigger concern - but again - conditioning and training and they should be fine - I am thinking that setting a system on the court to avoid injuries as much as possible would be the best if possible
The only concern would whether or not Doncic signs the extension, and I don't see any signs he wouldn't. Even if he does, they'll flip him and probably get a bigger haul back than the Mavs did.
I'm not concerned about Williams, other than he needs to improve defensively. Of his injuries, only the back issue from last year is of some concern, but the Lakers are confident he is past that. Everyone sprains ankles, breaks a finger, etc.
I think the talk of this is overblown. No way this trade happened without ownership approval, and that’s at a minimum. For all we know it was ownership involvement.Absolutely, the risk is real and he’s taking the fall if it doesn’t work
I think the talk of this is overblown. No way this trade happened without ownership approval, and that’s at a minimum. For all we know it was ownership involvement.
He was reliable enough to win an MVP award.
I’m sure the Lakers would take that level of production along with the games missed.
And there is almost no chance that he will ever even be eligible again. "Reliable" means having more than 1 or 2 great seasons. Bill Walton had 1 or 2 great seasons.
$266M for 448 games, and zero for 5 in the second round? I'm very unsure that the Lakers would want to take that. Fans certainly would not -- certain members of their FO, who are not good at judging what is required to win basketball games, might, unfortunately.
Embiid had more than 1 or 2 great seasons.
MVP runner up twice, 5 all NBA teams and 7 time all star.
The conditioning thing is way overblown. Luka led the NBA in minutes and played till the Finals. Go back and watch Luka lighting up the TWolves and watch him and Antman go at it. Antman looked like he was in the 15th round of a scheduled 12 round fightThere are some small concerns - but he is only 25- with the right conditioning program - I think he will be fine - The concern can't be that big - considering his record - I have watching him and wishing we could get him - Williams is the bigger concern - but again - conditioning and training and they should be fine - I am thinking that setting a system on the court to avoid injuries as much as possible would be the best if possible