22 points in Chicago, there's a hell of a talent to polish

It is one of the latest additions to the young core of Thunder. The flair from Sam Presti that all of Oklahoma already validates. As a good “veteran” of the 2022 draft vintage, Jalen Williams impacts the results of his team without making a mistake. And it’s beautiful to watch.

His Summer League left little room for doubt: Jalen Williams is indeed ” different “. Averages of 11.9 points at 52% shooting, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and… -123 from plus/minus, the second worst +/- of the team. What, did we mess up the paper angle already?

Make no mistake about it, Jalen Williams positively impacts the results of the Thunder. And it’s getting better and better. Tonight ? 22 points at 10/12 shooting, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and… +23 plus/minus. Ah, there we are. An electric battery with astonishing offensive inspiration. Mounted on springs. Still weak in the long distance game. The player Jalen Green thinks he is. He has started 26 of his 39 games with the Thunder, and puts off a cute start to 2023: 14.4 points average at 55% shooting, 4.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.3 steals per night. So much so that Jalen Williams recently entered the discussion for the Thunder’s best back trophy whose first name begins with « And »finished by « len », was born in Denver and was drafted 12th overall. One way of saying that the train is moving at its own pace, that it is not yet considered by everyone as a major player in the Thunder rotation, that it is grabbing minutes from a “troubled” Luguentz Dort, but that ‘with time and work recognition will come like a pissing cow. You know the writer who misuses expressions.

Shift Sunday night in Brooklyn, direct confrontation with the Kyrie Irving – Ben Simmons association, a clash of profiles that is quite difficult to anticipate. Jalen Williams can break any lock as long as his partners are on a good night: cut from behind, movement off ball to lose his defender, and zou, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander slips him a caviar in the back of the defense. Its strong point remains the drive. Circle attack full of hesitation, the defender in doubt, imbalance and rising very high in the treble. There’s still work to be done on the outside shot, but each stone has its own cutting time.