Marvin Williams is sure to be one of the top three picks in this year’s NBA Draft, but whoever does this will be making a huge mistake. Sure, Williams is an enormous raw talent who will probably become a good NBA player, but he still shouldn’t be drafted this high.<\/p>\n
One thing NBA scouts don’t look at often enough is the players actual performance at the previous level. Wait a second — of course they do, you’re thinking. They do, obviously, but not enough. Too much is spent looking at the guys body, his individual skills, his length, speed, quickness, etc. All important things, but if you can’t put them together, they are useless. Marvin Williams was a bench player for UNC last year. Yes, I know — they were an incredible team and he filled his role nicely. He did, not, however, dominate. At all. How is a guy who could not dominate at the college level going to do so in the pros? There is not a chance. If he was really the best player in college, how did he not crack the starting lineup? Because Roy was being loyal to 4-year starter Jawad Williams? Come ON, if Marvin was really that good, he’d have been starting. This guy has talent, no doubt, but it is raw and he clearly has a lot to learn. <\/p>\n
Which brings me to my next point — by the time Marvin Williams is ready to become a star in the NBA, (probably about 3-5 years based on his current age), his initial contract with whoever drafts him will be up. If they aren’t happy with his development, they will have traded him or will just let him go, and if they like him they’ll have to compete for him on the free agent market. Obviously the cap will favor them, but the circumstances for this to work out for the team that actually drafted him seem to get slimmer and slimmer as the years go by. <\/p>\n
From all accounts, Marvin has a good head on his shoulders and a great work ethic. If things fall right for him, he may very well become a great NBA all-star someday. I just doubt it’ll be with the team that drafts him tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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