Ancient Boston Celtics save big man Grant Williams is known for being a lot of jaws, often irritating his teammates in the process. And he may have talked his way into a trade with his hometown Charlotte Hornets after talking full-throttle to former Dallas Mavericks teammate Luka Doncic.
“One day in practice, a player on our team, I won’t say his name, but it’s Grant Williams,” joked Mavericks assistant general manager (and former Celtics alum) Michael Finley in a recent interview with local sports radio 105.3 The. Fan via MassLive Brian Robb. “He decided he wanted to step into Luka’s shoes.” “He felt like Luka didn’t come that day ready to practice,” Finley said.
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“Long story short, they had a scrimmage, and he was talking trash to Luka on the court,” the Mavs manager said. “So finally, Luka said, ‘Okay,’ and Luka made it 26-6 on his own.”
“You can ask anyone, I’m not exaggerating. He showed everything, the 3, the post-ups, the floaters, all by himself. We can hear Williams now telling Doncic that he’s going to do them both.
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