Jalen Williams Is The Steal Of The 2022 Draft | 18 PPG 51.3 FG% 39.6 3P% & 4.2 APG
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- Pre-Draft Analysis
January 26, 2022: (Stock Watch) -- Williams made a strong impression on the 40-plus scouts and handful of NBA decision makers gathered in Las Vegas for the West Coast Conference tournament on Monday night as the junior capped off his breakout season with 15 points and six assists in a narrow loss to Saint Mary's, making several NBA reads in the process. At 6-6 with a 7-0 wingspan, an NBA frame, ball skills, passing feel, a projectable shooting stroke and defensive potential, Williams is the type of prospect who could surely improve his stock throughout the pre-draft process should he opt to enter.
Williams is a late bloomer in the truest sense of the term. The Phoenix native stood no taller than 5-11 his junior year of high school before ultimately sprouting to 6-3, 180 pounds as a senior, eventually signing with Santa Clara as the Broncos staff coveted his feel, skill level and physical upside as a combo guard. He shot up to 6-5 and functioned as an energy athlete on the wing during his freshman season, eventually catching our eye at the WCC tournament in 2020 while looking like a potential three-and-done prospect given his combination of defense, passing feel, and shooting potential.
Two years later and Williams just put a bow on one of the more complete college basketball seasons finishing the year averaging 18.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists while shooting 56% from 2 and 41% from 3. For reference, no other player in the country reached those marks with at least that level of efficiency. Now with wing tools at his disposal, Williams has tapped back into the handle, passing feel and skill that he honed as an undersized guard at Perry High School in Arizona. Among players to use at least 300 pick-and-roll possessions both as a scorer and passer, Williams generated the second-most efficient offense in the country. With guards fighting over screens because of the threat of his pull-up 3, Williams is excellent at putting his defender in jail, toying with the dropping big defender before either pulling up for a floater, bouncing out for a mid-range jumper, or hitting the big in stride. He's proven more than capable of hitting the roller off a live dribble from all different angles, a skill that should come to light even more with NBA talent around him.
Williams isn't overly quick or shifty with the ball, and he can be a bit too finesse at times, relying on touch shots rather than striding it out to the rim. He's also had stretches during the season where he's simply not aggressive enough, blending in too often. Defensively, he's regularly taken on the challenge of slowing opposing WCC guards, using his length and smarts to keep the ball in front, contest jumpers, and blow-up handoffs. With that said, he's very ball-oriented in those situations, and isn't nearly the rebounder or off-ball playmaker he could be. Sitting next to Santa Clara's bench in Vegas, you could overhear coach Herb Sendek shout, "Hey Jalen, you've gotta guard. No excuses."
But even if he gets hit on too many screens and has his occasional lapses, the footwork, strength, length and ticker are there to be a plus on that end of the floor while functioning as a spot shooter and secondary ball handler offensively. As we're seeing with Chicago Bulls rookie Ayo Dosunmu -- an excellent prototype for Williams to follow -- there's clear value in long-armed perimeter players who can hold their own defensively, make heady pick-and-roll reads, and make enough spot 3s to keep the defense honest. Although he was more of a sharpshooter than Williams in college, Shake Milton is another player who comes to mind when projecting the Santa Clara star, as neither is overly dynamic with the ball yet both are big, long and skilled enough to add value on and off the ball. With most NBA decision makers are just now familiarizing themselves with Williams, he's far from a lock in 2022, and there's certainly another jump for him to make should he return for his senior season. Yet, a strong pre-draft process and a stellar combine performance against the type of high-major defenders he doesn't face in the WCC could help vault him into the first-round conversation. -- Mike Schmitz
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His bigs do a really good job keeping the ball high on the catch
10 months later and he for sure was the steal of the draft
3:55 OKC on OKC violence
He's understanding wingspan body advantages on defensive and ofensive handles, loved the one hand fast pass sight.
This aged well. JDub and Chet in the same draft class is nuts
9 months later and he’s second in the race for rookie of the year. Guess he really is the “steal of the draft”.
I see some Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in him.
I can def see that in terms of measurements
Teammates
@@kotyhall8011 great draft by OKC! 👍👏
great comparison
Aged like fine wine
He has an old school game about , I like what I see something okc can very well utilize .
THE Sleeper Of The Draft .. The Knicks MUST Jump On This Kid If We Kudd Trade Back & Steal Him & Another Player Im Telling Yall 6’6 Beautiful Playmaker Shot Creator Im Thibs Im Putting This Kid At The Point 💯💯💯 DO YA RESEARCH THIS KID IS IT Someone Find Me A Weakness
Would love to have him on the grizzlies
We must trade up for him. I say go get those Hornets picks and draft him and Eason.
Will be one of the few good players for OKC this year, get him in fantasy
Few? Excluding Shai Giddey and Chet
@@NoahMcCarthy18 did ya read the date that was posted ??? Chet was out for the season. It was SGA Giddey and J Dubb.
Top 20 pick in the NBA Draft on June 23rd
Welcome to OKC💙⚡️
he plays at his own pace like Slomo Anderson
He had a good summer league debut.
Cavs 14th
he was killin Chet 👀
And now they on the same team that’s crazy😂💙⚡️
@@antonioclark3365 that part lol practice is bout to get real
OKC!!
Every team should want this guy, looking like the steal of the draft! Someone even said it as well in these comments, he plays like Shai
He’s so tuff I hope he can fall to the Bulls
I'm not a spurs fan but somehow this guy feels a lot like a spurs type player for some reason.
Oklahoma City Thunder🔵🟠⚪️🌩⛈⚡️
12th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft
Can you do Julian champagnie highlights
He moves and built like philly version of harden not houston
I get harden vibes with him too 😂😂
Better defensive James harden
He like ISO Joe mixed with Kevin Porter Jr lol
Great player
0:13 he crossed up CHET
He is like a heavier, a bit slower but stronger version of Cade Cunninghan.
Spurs pick at 20th.
he is neither stronger not heavier than cade Cunningham
Spurs will pick him at 9.
@@jrboi22 I really wouldn't be mad at that at all
@@leonbowles4115 he just looks bigger but Cade is stronger and weighs more
Okc to the second
Does he know?
Hope he lands with the wolves, him or wesley
what year he in?
He's a junior
KPJ
spurs could lowkey use him
How isn't this guy talked about?
I see him to fit perfectly with our Spurs.
He could be our first PG option from the bench or start as a 2.
He can shoot, drive, pass and defend.
He has the most important to me... the fundamentals.