While injuries plagued his sophomore season in the NBA, Boston Celtics second-year center Robert Williams III still took big steps forward on both ends of the ball.
The Louisiana native had a good start to his 2019-20 season before a serious hip injury waylaid him for an extended period, but came back strong after the pandemic hiatus and made some noise in limited minutes playing in the postseason.
While Time Lord still has work to do in terms of avoiding costly mistakes on defense, his raw athleticism bends the play of the game in ways it is hard not to get excited about.
He even managed some spectacular plays in Boston’s Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat that likely helped him earn the trust of head coach Brad Stevens more for the coming season ahead.
We don’t know when the 2020-21 season will start, but it’s likely to begin in January according to league Commissioner Adam Silver, so watch the video embedded above for all of Williams’ best plays from that series.
