Grant Williams: Yeah, I may talk too much, that's probably true
But with his former Celtics teammates in town, Grant Williams got dinner with players Sunday evening. “The No. 1 thing I’ll say is that like, same way in Boston, you have to learn the people you’re around and continue to grow with the people you’re around,” Williams said. “I feel like the whole loud teammate or talked too much (thing) — yeah, I may talk too much. That’s probably the one thing I think is true.”
Source: The Athletic
Source: The Athletic
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Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
“I feel like the whole loud teammate or talked too much (thing) — yeah, I may talk too much. That’s probably the one thing I think is true.”
theathletic.com/5384724/2024/0…
Grant Williams knows who he is: loud, annoying, but doing whatever he can to lead. He sat down with… pic.twitter.com/dvZwELZwRn – 12:12 PM
“I feel like the whole loud teammate or talked too much (thing) — yeah, I may talk too much. That’s probably the one thing I think is true.”
theathletic.com/5384724/2024/0…
Grant Williams knows who he is: loud, annoying, but doing whatever he can to lead. He sat down with… pic.twitter.com/dvZwELZwRn – 12:12 PM
James Plowright @British_Buzz
Grant Williams was asked by @richierandall who else was a vocal leader on this team outside of him.
He listed Miles Bridges, Mark Williams and Micic.
Grant believes Bridges is a “Leader on this team” and “He has a good voice and guys respect him”.
Full answer
pic.twitter.com/jTH38tceFA – 5:03 AM
Grant Williams was asked by @richierandall who else was a vocal leader on this team outside of him.
He listed Miles Bridges, Mark Williams and Micic.
Grant believes Bridges is a “Leader on this team” and “He has a good voice and guys respect him”.
Full answer
pic.twitter.com/jTH38tceFA – 5:03 AM
Rod Boone @rodboone
A bad teammate? Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has nothing but love for Grant Williams: “He’s a brother for life.”
Who talked trash to his buddy.
“They just didn’t call a foul on you because you are light-skinned and you think you are pretty.”
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 11:10 PM
A bad teammate? Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has nothing but love for Grant Williams: “He’s a brother for life.”
Who talked trash to his buddy.
“They just didn’t call a foul on you because you are light-skinned and you think you are pretty.”
charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlot… – 11:10 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jayson Tatum just called Grant Williams, “my brother for life.” #Celtics #Hornets. – 9:37 PM
Jayson Tatum just called Grant Williams, “my brother for life.” #Celtics #Hornets. – 9:37 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Standing ovation from the crowd that is almost entirely Celtics fans at this point as Boston closes out their road trip with a 118-104 win. Sam Hauser and Jayson Tatum with a team-high 25 points, while Grant Williams dropped 23 as he outscored Kristaps Porziņģis in their starting… – 9:05 PM
Standing ovation from the crowd that is almost entirely Celtics fans at this point as Boston closes out their road trip with a 118-104 win. Sam Hauser and Jayson Tatum with a team-high 25 points, while Grant Williams dropped 23 as he outscored Kristaps Porziņģis in their starting… – 9:05 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jayson Tatum soared for a dunk and Grant Williams made a business decision. #Celtics #Hornets – 8:25 PM
Jayson Tatum soared for a dunk and Grant Williams made a business decision. #Celtics #Hornets – 8:25 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
I talked with Grant Williams about Mike Gorman’s comments, being traded again and his maturity process.
Despite roller coaster year, Grant Williams still talking, smiling. #Celtics #Hornets bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/spo… via @BostonGlobe – 8:15 PM
I talked with Grant Williams about Mike Gorman’s comments, being traded again and his maturity process.
Despite roller coaster year, Grant Williams still talking, smiling. #Celtics #Hornets bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/spo… via @BostonGlobe – 8:15 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
What’s more on brand than Grant Williams having two big buckets going at Porziņģis, then getting his second foul on a meaningless blocking foul getting too aggressive on the perimeter? He looks much better so far tonight than he did last time he faced the Celtics. – 7:17 PM
What’s more on brand than Grant Williams having two big buckets going at Porziņģis, then getting his second foul on a meaningless blocking foul getting too aggressive on the perimeter? He looks much better so far tonight than he did last time he faced the Celtics. – 7:17 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Grant Williams picks up his second foul in 4:19 and heads to the bench. #Celtics #Hornets – 7:16 PM
Grant Williams picks up his second foul in 4:19 and heads to the bench. #Celtics #Hornets – 7:16 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
The #Celtics fan contingent at Spectrum Center gives Grant Williams a nice round of applause as he’s introduced. #Hornets – 7:09 PM
The #Celtics fan contingent at Spectrum Center gives Grant Williams a nice round of applause as he’s introduced. #Hornets – 7:09 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Grant Williams guarding Kristaps Porziņģis tonight is going to be entertaining as hell – 6:48 PM
Grant Williams guarding Kristaps Porziņģis tonight is going to be entertaining as hell – 6:48 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Hornets – Spectrum Center – April 1, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Charlotte – Vasa Micic, Tre Mann, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams
OUT – Boston: Brown, Davison Charlotte: Ball, Curry, Martin, Williams, Richards pic.twitter.com/V2Tu3V8DHk – 6:32 PM
Celtics at Hornets – Spectrum Center – April 1, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Charlotte – Vasa Micic, Tre Mann, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Grant Williams
OUT – Boston: Brown, Davison Charlotte: Ball, Curry, Martin, Williams, Richards pic.twitter.com/V2Tu3V8DHk – 6:32 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Steve Clifford said Grant Williams will start tonight. pic.twitter.com/HbDi52UZ1f – 5:23 PM
Steve Clifford said Grant Williams will start tonight. pic.twitter.com/HbDi52UZ1f – 5:23 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Grant Williams will start at center tonight for the #Hornets. #Celtics. – 5:19 PM
Grant Williams will start at center tonight for the #Hornets. #Celtics. – 5:19 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
With all the Hornets’ injuries up front, Grant Williams will start against his former team tonight. – 5:19 PM
With all the Hornets’ injuries up front, Grant Williams will start against his former team tonight. – 5:19 PM
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Then Dallas kept him in a similar role, his shooting fell off after a strong start, and rumblings started that they could already be looking to move him. But even if it wasn’t the role he wanted, he understood why it didn’t change as much as he hoped. “I didn’t expect anything else. Luka (Dončić) does a phenomenal job and Kyrie (Irving) and all those guys get you open looks and you just gotta knock them down,” Williams said. “And no matter if it’s on time, off time, you have to be able to knock them down if you’re a good shooter. And I thought I did a decent job, shot like 36 percent when I was there. “But knowing the caliber of shooter I am, I’m still frustrated with myself this season. But I think that down there, I still talked, the same vocal guy. I think they were receptive, I just got to keep my performances high so I can do that.” -via The Athletic / April 2, 2024
As the public tried to understand why the Mavs would trade him after being their biggest signing of the offseason a few months earlier, comments from Celtics play-by-play announcer Mike Gorman and ESPN’s Tim MacMahon suggested Williams’ penchant for running his mouth irked teammates at his first two stops in the league. “You can’t control what people say or think and it’s never been something I tried to care about. I try my best just to care about the guys that I’m around,” Williams said. “I also try to treat everybody with respect, so it hurt a little bit. But at the same time, like, I don’t put too much weight into those reports. So I just want to let those things go and try and keep the same relationships I’ve had.” -via The Athletic / April 2, 2024
Williams said in Dallas, everyone was new. Regardless of how it ended, it didn’t work out. “I think it’s not that things didn’t work. I just think that I take most of the credit down there that I should have performed better,” Williams told The Athletic before his Hornets fell to the Celtics 118-104. “I think that as much as they relied on me and everything else, I didn’t necessarily come in the most prepared. But at the same time, I do believe that I still have great relationships with everybody there and I think that those guys are bound for something special in their growth.” -via The Athletic / April 2, 2024