The Best FA Big: Justin Williams Who is this Justin Williams you ask? What if I were to tell you he's a 23 year old center, who's 6'10", and has athleticism that is only exceded by his ferocity on the boards? Is that something you would be interested in? Well, that's exactly what Justin Williams is. He's a beast on the boards in the mold of a Jerome Williams, but with more size. You may ask why he is a FA? Well, he was a casualty of the big Bibby trade that the Kings made. They are one of those teams that won't cut or buyout a highly paid player even if they are completely worthless (i.e..Kenny Thomas, Shareef Abdur Rahim, Tyronn Lue, etc..) and the trade brought in more players than roster spots. The young Justin Williams happened to be the lowest paid player on the team, therefore the easiest monetarily for them to cut. Here's some thoughts on J-Will from Kings fans: http://www.kingsfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25109&highlight=justin+williams That board is filled with nothing but praise for the guy. And the vids... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7LIChaPdjGk&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7LIChaPdjGk&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Start at about half way through... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HW53ptLoV1w&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HW53ptLoV1w&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
I agree. I really think ths guy is our best option. He just needs a little work on his offensive game. With a little help from Sikma, he could get there.
This guy looks like a bigger Carl Landry to me...go get him! Since we lost Yao I say lets get the most athletic young big out there and run.
I think Carl may be a little more polished on the offensive end, but that's not too bad of a comparison. The guy dunks everything just like Carl.
OP "You may ask why he is a FA? Well, he was a casualty of the big Bibby trade that the Kings made. They are one of those teams that won't cut or buyout a highly paid player even if they are completely worthless (i.e..Kenny Thomas, Shareef Abdur Rahim, Tyronn Lue, etc..) and the trade brought in more players than roster spots. The young Justin Williams happened to be the lowest paid player on the team, therefore the easiest monetarily for them to cut."
His rebound isn't all that and for an athletic guy his BS is low too... Were not looking for a big to score. Were looking for a Big to grab rebounds and body up. He's kinda small for a Center.
When they traded Bibby, they took back more players than they gave out. Justin was the lowest paid guy on a one year deal so they chose to cut him rather than the higher paid guys.
He would be a great pickup. I was surprised that Sac let him go since he had been playing pretty good. He's definately worth a look.
Kings fans really like this guy. He would be worth looking at. Supposedly he was going to be included in the Bibby to Hawks trade which would have sent Salim Stoudamire to the Kings but the Kings had to nix that part of the trade because of some complications. So they just ended up cutting him. But Kings fans liked this guy and were suprised about him getting cut.
The Rockets need an offensive option to help Scola. PJ Brown should be looked at before Williams. But if PJ is still enjoying his life in retirement, then this is definitely the guy the Rockets should sign. Just curious, how many of you would still do the Bonzi trade after hearing this news on Yao?
