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Lakers glad to have JW3 back
Posted on: October 26, 2018 at 09:50:17 CT
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The Lakers waived Williams five days before the opener.
“That was a very dark day that day,” Williams said. “My family said just keep praying. God makes no mistakes. Just keep praying and keep believing. When the door closes, another one should open and when a door’s locked, it’s not going to stay locked forever.”
The Lakers door re-opened within a week. The day after the Lakers’ season opener in Portland, they waived Travis Wear and signed Williams to a two-way contract.
“I walked up in the gym with glasses on just chillin’,” Williams said. “I thought they just wanted to meet with me. I was chillin’. They said we signed you to a two-way contract, and they said you’ve got practice today.”
In the past week Williams has made his presence felt with the Lakers.
“Everything,” LeBron James said, when asked what Williams provided after Monday’s game against San Antonio. “Energy. Effort. Loose balls. Defensive energy. We’re happy to have him back.”
Williams has done something that’s difficult for any rookie, much less an undrafted rookie. He’s been one of the more vocal and talkative players on defense. That’s something his coach at Gonzaga, Mark Few, taught him.
“Coach Few used to yell at me all the time about talking,” Williams said. “I was a quiet guy all my life. He said if you don’t’ talk we’re not going to win. That carried on from college to the pros. Just trying to make an impact. Try and talk, be more social. If you talked to my mom and dad, they’d say, ‘Oh he was a quiet guy.’ I just want to make sure I take on that role of being more vocal.”
The Lakers waived Williams five days before the opener.
“That was a very dark day that day,” Williams said. “My family said just keep praying. God makes no mistakes. Just keep praying and keep believing. When the door closes, another one should open and when a door’s locked, it’s not going to stay locked forever.”
The Lakers door re-opened within a week. The day after the Lakers’ season opener in Portland, they waived Travis Wear and signed Williams to a two-way contract.
“I walked up in the gym with glasses on just chillin’,” Williams said. “I thought they just wanted to meet with me. I was chillin’. They said we signed you to a two-way contract, and they said you’ve got practice today.”
In the past week Williams has made his presence felt with the Lakers.
“Everything,” LeBron James said, when asked what Williams provided after Monday’s game against San Antonio. “Energy. Effort. Loose balls. Defensive energy. We’re happy to have him back.”
Williams has done something that’s difficult for any rookie, much less an undrafted rookie. He’s been one of the more vocal and talkative players on defense. That’s something his coach at Gonzaga, Mark Few, taught him.
“Coach Few used to yell at me all the time about talking,” Williams said. “I was a quiet guy all my life. He said if you don’t’ talk we’re not going to win. That carried on from college to the pros. Just trying to make an impact. Try and talk, be more social. If you talked to my mom and dad, they’d say, ‘Oh he was a quiet guy.’ I just want to make sure I take on that role of being more vocal.”
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