Unraveling the Myths: Is Jalen Williams a Star in the Making?
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- čas přidán 25. 01. 2024
- Jalen Williams is even better than you think. The OKC Thunder have been on fire lately, and a large part of their success has been the breakout second season that Jalen Williams has been having. Not only is he the perfect compliment alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, he's been so good that the Oklahoma City Thunder have been using him as a microwave scorer to try and bury teams in fourth quarters.
A lot of people have had this misconception about JDub that he's just a role player, supporting cast type of player, but the truth is that Jalen Williams is so much better than that label would lead you to believe, and just because he's capable of blending on-ball and off-ball responsibilities, doesn't mean he doesn't have future star written all over him.
The no. 12 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft might just eclipse all expectations, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are looking scary because of it.
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Over/under on 4.5 All-Star appearances for Jalen Williams in his career? 👇
Over
Easily over😤💯
Over
over easy.
Maybe under. Front court voting is loaded with talent, and he might be best as a 2nd or high-tier 3rd option. Depends on if he’s traded to a worse team where he can average ~25/7/5.
JDub is who Lakers fans THINK Austin Reeves is. A great playmaker, clutch shooter, can defend well... and he's getting more and more touches now that OKC is starting to notice the limitations Josh Giddey keeps showing... so he's stepping up as the 2nd option behind Shai and above Chet.
I respect Austin reaves but I didn’t see what lakers were going super crazy about
We don't think that lol. I think he can BECOME that, but now no
This may be the dumbest comment on here Austin Reaves is by far a better playmaker clutch shooter than Jalen he averages more assists than him what are you blabbing about he only averages 3.7 more points than Austin when Austin is playing behind Lebron and ad vs Jalen with shai and Chet not the same 😂😂😂😂 just stop it moron he has more freedom to do more than Austin can
@@Dizcretecausal
How😭
He's only in his 2nd season playing like a veteran and averaging impressive stats (very impressive once you look past counting stats) on a great team where he's not able to do whatever he wants. He will be an all-star very soon.
I can see OKC having 3 of the best 25-30 players in the league in 12 months.
That’s scary
JDDUUBBB gained my respect just by the way he talks in his press conferences always mentions his teammates and how they help him out instead of taking the credit class act!!! Great video Alex!
Yeah the vibes on this team is impeccable and Jdub is the frontrunner. Love this team
JDub is our 2nd best player, Chet is great, but opposing fans always underrate how good JDub is.
As an opposing fan, JDub is nice. I’m more afraid of him than I am SGA
@@nydibsbeyond casual 😂
Bro this guy is a future superstar.. he’s literally 2k Mycareer when you’re a rookie. He’s putting up F** you stats. Does everything 🤌
I feel like no one on the Thunder is a mere “role player”.
sadistic to show a jalen chart where dub is green and brown is blue
KD, Westbrook and Harden all over again for the Thunder. Shit is crazy.
From what little bit I have seen he seems to have the attitude to go far in the NBA as well. OKC seems to have really good chemistry.
All the homies love J Dub
The truth about Jalen Williams is that Jalen Williams is the truth
Agreed the people who says he is just simply haven’t been watching the thunder this season Jdub in reality is the second option for that team and has been playing at sub all star level. In clutch situations there have been multiple times where the thunder have run plays where shai is the decoy and they actually give the ball to Jdub to let him create a shot off the dribble with a open side of the floor
Jdub is what the warriors wanted kuminga to be
@@Dizcretewhat 😭😭😭 if anything, it seems like the Warriors don't want him to succeed, seeing as how they still treat him like he's just a rookie with the minimal opportunities he's been given.
casual@@Dizcrete
@@cyrillesuBro casual comment Kuminga averaged 16-17 ppg
@@DizcreteKuminga literallt averaged 16-18 ppg😂
he's like a borderline super star, like a 3rd star in a championship team
Really loving these diagrams of "Motion Strong" and etc. So useful!
I'm an OKC fan so I may be a little bias but I totally agree with your point!
Absolutely love the play breakdown footage💯💯
Never really watch this dude play and just from these highlights I see exactly what you mean. I’m getting serious Russ, Harden, Durant vibes from this team.
One of my favorite players. Great video!
Dang!! This was so good. Loved the breakdown and shining a light on him!!
Absolutely great video! I couldn't agree more and always had this feeling about him
damn I really love your channel, especially how youre showing plays from Team.
Keep up the great work men :)
Great breakdown
Knew this was coming as soon as I saw the walter davis comparisons post on twitter. Jdub’s passing is one of his more underrated assets; he’s able to make lob passes, wraparound passes, and all this variety gives him an ability to keep defenses on their toes; and those lobs make 2 man game with chet is so effective. He’s probably improved more as a passer throughout his 1.5 years than shai has his entire nba tenure tbh.
Also elite wing helpside rim protector , his rotations and timing are great there.
Great vid Alex I was wondering if you were gonna do a vid on poalo
J Dube giving Kwahi vibes
Everyone who actually watches basketball knows he’s a stud. Great video 👍
it's funny because when he was drafted i remember people considering him as a G League star or even trade collateral. yet here we are...jalen is thriving as a starter and still growing. most def became a fan of him!
Literally SGA lite for now, he's so talented I can see all Nba potential in him. Love this video we dont talk about how much he's essential to OKC
yeah he reminds me a lot of russ at the beginning of his career but a bit less athletic but a bit more versatile
His a all star next year surely
Inform everybody to vote him next year then.
West is stacked to the core, give it 3 more years
He reminds me of Shawn Marion..JDub is one of my fave in 2k24..pick and pop with Joe..
I like to think of it as he has a role to play or he plays a role, but I think he's a player that works really well in the system.
Love that the Thunder are going to Dub in the clutch. Nice game winner vs. the Blazers
Jdub really should be playing the 2 but they put him at the 4
he's gonna be a superstar lol
This guy is matured like a 10 years veteran, very skilled with high IQ and takes what the defense gives him with smooth touch and mid range shots
He is like a shorter, 90% version of Paul George. No weakness, and absolute best case scenario is 3rd team all nba.
Kobe in the making that’s his favorite player!! JDub!!
I believe he deserves to be a all star reserve. A lot of great players get snubbed and screwed over on all star team based on bias legacies and their names. I think it should be based on stats no fan voting, because their names or status ques. Williams is gonna be better than half of biggest small forwards and a great defender, playmaker which Kawhi lacks in. He has put up better stats recently better than most small forwards argument for case why isn't he in all star game because of names and legacies not stats. They need to change way they pick all stars.
Ah watch every game and i think he is a budding superstar, a lot like KL with a personality
No one who watches the NBA thinks he is a supporting role player
Well a big ol LOLZ to anyone who did think he was "just a role player" after last season
I think the reason that people think hes a role player is because JAYLIN williams is a role player on the same team
Stevie Wonder can see that JDub is a franchise player. He’s player you could actually build a team around.
Williams can ball
I love jdub
Dub is him. He is a star in the making. Y’all gonna learn that soon enough.
Shai-Russ
JDub-Harden
Chet-KD
I like it
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@4:37 another reason that play works is Chet very sneakily steps on Wemby's shoe lmao.
u cursed him
Dubknight the new Manu and better Draymond
Who care about all-star performances?
The real question is whether he can be number 2 on offense on a championship team...
That's up for debate
He's been pretty damn good so far and he's only a second-year player. You can't debate something that hasn't had a chance to happen yet. Anyway he may not need to be depending on how Chet develops. Whatever happens I'm just excited for the playoffs!
5th
Calling a 21yo rookie old is crazy
Who is saying he is?
me
You’d be surprised by how many people talk about the nba and they don’t even watch a single game
it's mainly people who only view basketball on TNT or ESPN. not saying those people are casuals but unless you really pay attention to ball, you won't understand the caliber of player he really is.
You and Ben of thinking basketball, are by far the mvp's of nba discussions!!🤌🏼🤌🏼
Loser is doing agent work breaking down they’re plays😂 “is jalen williams an allstar? And lets break down okcs favorite plays” gtfo
Trust me, if I’m talking about it in a video, other NBA teams have figured it out a long time ago. I’m not sharing anything that teams don’t already pay guys big bucks to do for them.
Imagine when we get 1 more versatile BIG man to put next to chet and jdub can play the 2-3 instead of the 4. He's gonna give the guards and wings hell lol