Pistons draft: 2nd-round wing prospect for Detroit in 2022 NBA Draft
Detroit Pistons draft: Jalen Williams’ strengths and weaknesses
Jalen Williams is 6-foot-6, 195 lb. small forward from Santa Clara who has a skillset that could benefit the Pistons.
He can score in a variety of ways, shooting 39.6 percent from 3-point range and 51.4 percent overall.
He’s a quality playmaker on the wing who averaged 4.2 assists per game and has a pretty good game off the bounce. He can hit the catch-and-shoot 3-point shot and is also very good at the step-back three off the bounce.
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Much like Isaiah Livers, Williams is not an elite athlete, and most scouts think he’ll have to bulk up to be able to defend NBA forwards.
He’s not a great defender, nor rebounder, so Williams would be drafted more as a scoring prospect who could eventually evolve into a 3-and-D guy if he puts on some muscle.
Williams did average 1.2 steals this season and is a smart guy who should be able to fit into a team defensive scheme even if he never becomes an above-average one-on-one defender.
So does he have place on the Detroit Pistons?