It took him some time to get comfortable playing in a new role in his second season with the team, but towards the end of the 2020-21 NBA season, Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams was playing quality basketball on both ends of the court.
Williams improved his shooting in particular, his 3-point shot jumping from an abysmal 25% in his inaugural campaign to a very healthy 37.2%, while his scoring jumped from 3.4 to 4.7 points per game. The Tennessee product had issues early on when being asked to defend out towards the perimeter, but looked increasingly comfortable away from the basket as the season drew to a close.
Watch the best of the North Carolina native’s play in the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season in the video embedded below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oxlKGmb5go
Produced by fan videographer Tomasz Kordylewski, it’ll give us something to chew on while we wait for the next season to arrive this fall.
This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire. Follow us on Facebook!
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