How Jalen Williams Quietly Became the Thunder’s Most Unexpected Weapon
So far, Williams has been tasked with guarding bigs like Jaren Jackson Jr. and Naz Reid, power forwards like Aaron Gordon and Julius Randle, wings like Anthony Edwards and Desmond Bane, and guards like Jamal Murray. Williamsâ ability to guard nearly any player type in the NBA allows the Thunder to toy with a bunch of different lineups without paying much of a tax on the defensive side of the ball.
Even with his uneven scoring performances, the Thunder still have a +12.3 on-court rating per 100 possessions with Williams on the floor, which is nearly identical to Gilgeous-Alexanderâs +12.8 per 100 this postseason.
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