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JustBuzzin wrote:I wanted a vet who could help change the culture. Looks like we got one.

This dude will play hard every possession. Hopefully the team responds.

That’s somewhat harsh, considering that in his first 16 games as a Maverick he averaged 10.3 points and shot 44% from 3-point range.

Williams obviously is alluding to his other 22 games, the ones in which he has averaged 6.5 points while shooting 37% from the field and 29% on 3-point attempts. What he failed to mention, until a reporter broached it, is that he clearly hasn’t been close to 100% physically.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2024/01/21/whats-happened-to-grant-williams-he-wont-discuss-aches-says-shooting-will-return/

Prior to resting three games in early December with a sore right knee, Williams started every game and shot better than 40% from 3-point range, looking very much like the 3-and-D forward option Dallas imagined for Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving. Since his return, Williams' 3-point percentage dipped below league average, and he lost his starting job to a number of small-ball options.

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/report-mavericks-swap-grant-williams-for-pj-washington-in-trade-with-hornets-181037801.html