>Playing on a team with DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević has certainly limited Patrick Williams’ offensive opportunities, but he’s still shown signs of real three-and-D upside.
>Last season, he broke the zero barrier in Dunks and Threes’ defensive estimated plus-minus (one of the most trusted catch-all metrics by NBA front offices), which suggests he’s at least above average on that end (his rank there was in the 77th percentile).
>And his shooting numbers probably haven’t gotten anywhere near the attention they deserve.
>A 41.4 career three-point percentage (Williams’ mark) would rank in the top 25 all time if he qualified for the leaderboard. And an 85.7 free-throw percentage in 2022-23 suggests he may be able to stick around that lofty shooting mark for a while.
>A little more off-the-dribble creativity (or again, opportunities) would be nice to see, but if Williams simply stays on his current trajectory, he could be a long-time NBA starter.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10085943-every-nba-teams-highest-ceiling-prospect
by wjbc
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Pat would score 20 a game if they force fed him shots. We’d probably only win 20 games, but Pat would develop.
That’s the thing I can’t get over. Dude is heading into year four and is a 41.4% three point shooter.
Even though it’s on low volume, the fact that he’s pulling that off should have Bulls fans extremely excited. You can teach the dribble moves, but that kind of shooting touch is something special man.
People need to get on the bandwagon because this dude is gonna be damn good.
I feel like there’s just no point in running it back this season with basically the same team, we should have blown it up and allowed Pat, Ayo and Coby to develop whilst trading for young players and picks. I think it’s pretty clear now that Pat is an above average nba player that can become at least an all star if developed/given opportunities