Double Vision: Jalen Williams Prospect Watch

This identify could appear acquainted to those that have been studying earlier prospect watches, however I guarantee you this can be a completely different participant. The other Jaylin performed within the SEC. This WCC star was named to All-WCC First Staff this previous season and it’s straightforward to see why.

The 6-foot-6, 209-pound wing had a pleasant season and seemingly did all of it for Santa Clara. Williams had an ideal draft mix and that has catapulted him up mock draft boards. He measured nicely and performed nicely within the scrimmages, giving a greater glimpse of what he might do on the subsequent degree. For a style of that, listed here are his stats from the previous season.

• 18.0 PPG, 1.2 SPG, 4.2 APG, 4.4 RPG
• 51.3 FG%, 39.6 3P%, 80.9 FT%
• 22.8 PER, 118.2 ORtg, 102.6 DRtg

What may be most intriguing about Williams is his defensive potential. He has a 7-foot-2 wingspan (Jay Bilas enjoys this) and strikes nicely to remain in entrance of a few of the faster gamers on the ground. He’s a strong rebounder at his measurement and performs one-on-one protection at a excessive degree. He nonetheless has room to develop on protection, however he’s not an entire undertaking by any means.

There have been occasions when Williams was requested to do every part for Santa Clara and but, he nonetheless managed to be an extremely environment friendly participant. He didn’t go shot looking too typically and concerned his teammates with out giving up too lots of his personal pictures, creating an ideal steadiness of playmaking and shot taking. He has a big number of dribble strikes and jab fakes he makes use of to get to his spots and his pictures, so he ought to add some creativity on offense if the Spurs draft him.

He’ll seemingly want so as to add a bit little bit of power to grow to be a greater finisher by means of contact close to the rim. Nonetheless, due to his size, he has been in a position to be an efficient finisher round site visitors utilizing some quirky angles not obtainable to his shorter-armed colleagues. He posted a 39-inch vertical soar and mixed together with his size, he’s a significant lob goal as a wing participant. He’s most likely probably the most well-rounded prospect amongst guards and wings. Nonetheless, he has typically been mocked within the late teenagers and 20s so there’s a distinct risk he might be a Spur with their second first spherical choose of the draft.