The Detroit Pistons should target Grant Williams in the NBA Draft

Grant Williams might be the strangest and most intriguing player in the draft. He has been a very skillful and intelligent college player but questions about his lack of size and range have hurt his stock. Should the Detroit Pistons draft him?

Despite the fact that Grant Williams is a junior, he’s only 20.5 years old. To put things into perspective he’s younger than sophomores like PJ Washington, De’Andre Hunter and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.

Williams is an undersized power forward that likes to bang down low and shoot mid-range jumpers. He is 6′ 7.5” tall and 240.2 lbs strong ( 5.4% body fat) with a 6′ 9.75” wingspan and a 8’8.5” standing reach. His poor Draft Combine measurements combined with his style of play raise major concerns.

Undoubtedly a college big, Williams didn’t really display much of a perimeter game and most of his production came from the post. His production behind the arc was low, averaging a career-high 1.2 attempts per game and making just under 33 percent.

Important physical tools of his like height, wingspan and standing reach are disheartening compared to similar prospects like Washington or Hachimura and raise red flags about his ability to contest shots and finish over length.

So why should the Pistons bother drafting a player that is undersized at power forward, a position that their best player also plays, and doesn’t fit with Casey’s “shot spectrum”?