https://youtu.be/JN1F8zNvu8o
He was quick off his feet, but he was no where near the athlete Bill or Bob Williams.
The Parish that you see in most of those highlights was 30 something. This is a young mid-20's Parish:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2uTtcKfo2T8
3:10 mark so you can see how he moved.
As for Williams, there have been numerous players as athletic as him or more. He could end of being Capela or he could end up being Sean Williams. However, based on NBA history as it relates to athletic bugs with limited skills drafted late in the first round, odds are he's closer to the latter.
I'm hoping for Marcus Camby, but yeah, who knows?
I wish, but he was also a top 5 pick (I think he went 4 but I'm going off memory).
Edit: I was wrong he went #2
I'm talking about athletic bigs with low skill sets drafted in the 20s. I can think of Capela, Deandre, and Gobert, but not many others. What makes it harder for Williams is that he's undersized and lacks the size of a Gobert or the body of a Deandre, so closer comparables make the odds even longer.
DeAndre Jordan C 6-11 265
Clint Capela C 6-10 240
Rudy Gobert C 7-1 245
Marcus Camby PF/C 6-11 220
Robert Williams is listed at 6-10 241, so you’re right that he’s smaller than Gobert or Jordan, but he’s got 20 pounds on Camby and almost exactly matches Capela.
It’s hard to say how to evaluate how important his draft position is. It appears that the fact of his PAES made teams in front of Boston hesitate, and they would not have been wrong to do that; he might not last long enough to realize whatever potential he’s got. But at #27 maybe that potential outweighs the risk.
As far as skills go, looks to me like he’s got good touch on his jumper but needs to get his mechanics sorted out. So far he’s a grade-F free throw shooter (or rather, grade-H for hack) . Ainge said they think he can pass, which would help a lot if he’s rolling in the lane for a living.
His laterals and forward acceleration are phenomenal. Looks like he can switch onto guards and protect the rim. Has quicker shoulders than Capela. I think that he can rebound, and if you can match Clint Capela, then you may really have something.
I’m not impressed by his maturity or confidence. Check back in a year on that, since that’s so important for work ethic. Whatever he’s got going for him might not even matter if his knees don’t hold up.