Very interesting take. I think many people in this thread are vastly overrating Robert Williams.
I hope that I am not overrating him, let alone "vastly overrating" him.
It would be interesting to know what you think his upside is - sounds like you're not predicting rotation minutes for him this year; but do you think that he's a rotation player down the road?
I like him and think he could one day be a valuable role-player...
What did you vote for in the poll?
He was clearly drafted for his great physical tools, but it's perplexing to me how he could have been a professional for an entire year and still seem to have so little command or understanding of team defense.
I'm very interested in this topic. Would you mind being more specific?
Not only did he NOT dominate summer league, but he struggled to even get minutes...
"Dominate" means what? Score at will?
Mostly, his scoring has to come, at this point, from other players creating shots for him; and his effectiveness decreases precipitously outside of three feet. Of course, there is always running the floor (he is fleet of foot, I'm sure that you agree) and offensive rebounding (in spot minutes last season, 10.2%, very promising).
I'm surprised by your claim that he "struggled to even get minutes" in Summer League.
Summer League has a different purpose than Training Camp/Pre-Season - or rather, it has as many purposes as there are players. Clearly, one of his purposes was being integrated in the offense as a roll man, but it looked like he made a point of demonstrating his new skills in moving the ball. Here's an example:
I shared a clip already in this thread; now take a look at 1:55, where he winds up in single coverage out of a pick and roll with Carsen (who makes a good on-time delivery), a few feet from the rim; he might easily have taken the shot there, maybe even have gotten to the line (the big guarding him is in the restricted area). Instead of taking the shot himself he gets a beautiful assist - Grant Williams has time to lick his finger and test the wind before launching the open 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jDECFFNmhM&t=40sNow, should he have taken the shot? Sure, maybe, but he wasn't in Summer League to dunk the ball.
Kudos to Kordylewski, by the way; his highlight reels have longer takes so that you can see the whole play develop, and he includes things like this, where you can see more than just the player scoring.
What am I missing here?
My bet is: that will be apparent by February.