The Oklahoma CIty Thunder fell to the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama last week. Rising Star Jalen Williams discusses the challenges of defending the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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00:00 >> How do you prepare for guarding guys like that?
00:03 Do you use Chet as an example or just watching a lot of film?
00:08 >> It's definitely a lot of film.
00:09 The league is so talented now that I think one B is gonna start to be the norm
00:16 as far as players like Lanky Bill, athletic, stuff like that.
00:20 So you try not to treat everybody the same but
00:23 take some of the same principles, crawl into the ball a little more,
00:26 kinda make it difficult for him to jump up, use my speed and strength.
00:29 To kinda get him off the spots.
00:31 I've been saying this, but good players are gonna make shots.
00:35 It's just about how hard you make the shots.
00:37 Try not to let him get comfortable.
00:38 But I enjoy those matchups too.