Grant Williams on Defending Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, and Zion Williamson

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Celtics forward Grant Williams joins Outta Pocket to breakdown what it's like to defend Zion and Steph Curry and why he's building a franchise around Luka Doncic. #nba #grantwilliams #lukadoncic #zionwilliamson
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[@JRMason-ri4ii]

Luka has learned all his smack talk from Dorian Finney-Smith. When you hear Luka speak English, that’s where he learned it from lol

[@beankobe8205]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@coltondodd3086]

😂😂😂

[@jlui21]

-- Eastern europeans are from the hood side of Europe. Petrovic (RIP) is the one of the first guys to NOT back down from MJ, going at him and holding his own. Reggie Miller always gives that man props. Luka, Dragic, Sabonis the elder -- they all bad a$$-mother-bleepers.

[@melany9496]

Hahahah true

[@TheYzst]

We waz playn tnnaight

[@Jahseff648874]

Had a lot of nice things to say about Luka, now they are teammates. Welcome to the Mavs !!

[@RI0TE0US]

This aged so well… “Who you picking to build a team around?” “Luka. For sure.” Welcome to Dallas my man!

[@fbi8425]

Glad he mentioned Garland he’s so underrated

[@andrewgiegerich8211]

No he’s not

[@CCXwskiii]

Still inconsistent

[@Tlata3]

DG got the feds on his back 😂😂😂

[@flyboy008]

Shoutout to Grant Williams, been watching since NCAA, he a solid dude! Humble and mad hilarious, keep doing you brother!

[@pmeditzz]

Humble? He ain’t humble he said after the finals he said that the Celtics were the better team and should’ve won

[@ryanhe4277]

Humble??? We watching the same guy?? 😂

[@khoale4238]

@@pmeditzz The Celtics were the better team. Curry just came in clutch.

[@pmeditzz]

@@khoale4238 you know it wasn’t only curry Wiggins and Poole and otter porter jr steeped up big and others. and being humble is not saying they were a better the warriors were the better team period. they won especially on the biggest stage Willams isn’t humble cause after losing into the finals he said he that his team was the better team and should’ve won. The only way the shouldn’ve is if they could actually guard curry

[@davidchandler6885]

@@pmeditzz They might have been, I think they might meet again this yr

[@jgraves3114]

Grant gonna gave a career in media after playing for sure

[@jlui21]

-- he reminds of me a....Police Officer.

[@skaterhugs1147]

@@jlui21 this is a very funny comment

[@ericsoares2005]

@@jlui21 he looks like miles morales father on spiderverse hahaha

[@Blksheep64]

Awesome to see how far Grant has come since his rookie year. Wanted him gone after that first year but he absolutely proved me wrong and came into his own as an elite role player🙌🏽

[@gerardogallegos407]

Wow and now him and luka on the same team can't wait to see them play together go mavs

[@jakobimperl8871]

as a slovenian just like luka i approve the praise from him 👏🏻

[@silewis9396]

Thanks. Your approval was really needed

[@arsenhorvat6951]

The fuck does that even mean bro? 😂 As a Ukrainian I approve your approval as a Slovenian

[@johnstaana1655]

@@arsenhorvat6951 Grinch better steal what this guy is smokin.

[@6dogs729]

Bro what

[@ThePwnTheory]

@@arsenhorvat6951 horvat basically means croatian, so as a croatian i approve your surname as a ukrainian and your approval of the slovenian dudes approval

[@ZEA88-22]

I’m here after the trade to mavericks.

[@Physics_Dude]

So cool how much Grant loves his NEW teammate Luka!

[@extremeforlife8563]

Williams seems like such a genuine dude :)

[@alm5851]

just found this podcast! Love how vocal grant williams is in this episode. Cheers.

[@AGXtube]

Intimate chill podcasts like this are clutch for sports. Grant is such a cool dude.

[@calebconner925]

Love Grant Williams and the fact he’s making a career for his self

[@cjwhitfield5719]

Grant Williams is a great interview

[@lemini4k]

When he said Luka, He lowkey let everyone know where he wants to go. 😅

[@marksines1246]

and know he’ll be on a team with a franchise player he chosen

[@chiefrocka680]

Luka just got that confidence, doesn't think anyone on earth can match him. Same as Jordan back in the day.

[@trojecan]

He’s so cold blooded and he’s so used to big pressure moments since he was a teen..

[@Rocksblowspark312]

Like Jordan stop it luka doesn't play real defense he does just enough to get by and the media wont call it out just like the weight thing he doesn't look in shape

[@gutenbird]

@@Rocksblowspark312 Larry Bird didn’t look in shape but he dominated the league. It’s not as it looks. It’s as it cooks.

[@PlhPatrick]

@@Rocksblowspark312 best rebounding guard, top 5-10 in steal (entire nba), no help like Jordan had, Luka is a problem for any team.

[@Rocksblowspark312]

@@PlhPatrick he acts immature and when he knows he can’t win he tries to get out of the game he looks like he’s considering being fat but whatever comparing him to MJ is someone smoking a lot of meth

[@gforcedod]

Joking and Giannis are still a force to be reckon with, However, the nba is full of talent. It’s all about team chemistry and who stays healthy till the end of the season. This season it’s still unpredictable.

[@MushMunkey]

Glad this popped in my recommended gotta say JT sounds helllllla funny

[@vincenthsu6534]

grant seems like the nicest person ever. love him

[@yovmanable]

This ages well for GW, now he gets to play with Luka. Cant wait to see

[@metalsadman]

appreciate this guy

[@Mundo509]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about grant willams defenfing steph luka and zion

[@jcosmecprt]

Seems like he will get along just fine with luka

[@showguy8701]

25 and 20 being not a great game is crazy

[@pandabear1576]

Not when you keep doing the box score and see 39% shooting

[@papi-sauce]

i think the fact the buck didnt have their 2nd best scorer playing had a little bit of an effect on game 7 vs the celtics.

[@negativezero3107]

He is a Mav now YES!!!!

[@Choppabird]

There is soooooooo much talent In the league right now but luka is top top tier. He on another level. Jokic and Giannis up there too

[@runitback7315]

Why is luka top top tier? Above Curry? And why doesn't doncic have a ring?

[@justyouraveragecupofjoe9812]

​@@runitback7315because Curry had a great supporting cast...

[@kevinhowe3280]

Luka is th best player in th league. When I watch him play all these other top guys it's clear luka is th best on th court

[@NelMer21]

@@runitback7315because Luka is 24 and curry is 35 lmao.

[@runitback7315]

@@NelMer21 can you clarify what you are saying about their ages?

[@Ilooksleepy]

Garland hard as hell to guard on 2k let alone real life. His bag is deep and he’s mad shifty

[@PedroGarcia-fg5qp]

I like this kid sound like a cool dude to be around

[@pharezaouad1637]

Class dude

[@GeorgeLukasRo]

Great player!

[@dudeabides69]

Deion Sanders rockin that Geri curl 😂

[@chaiinspace2]

If you take robustness from injury into about, it would be Luka hands down. Zion is really really good but is quite a lot more fragile.

[@pyybanez2926]

Yeah Zion is a glass cannon

[@wonderlandian8465]

By the way people in the league talk about Giannis today....you can tell he is the best right now

[@gutenbird]

Not really. I’m a fan but he is not longer the best player. He’s maybe 3rd.

[@GrandinquisitorIK]

One of the best and also one of the most arrogant lol

[@64siskat96]

@@gutenbird as you can see he wrote the comment 1 month ago, before jokic and doncic were dropping insane numbers

[@gutenbird]

@@64siskat96 they’ve been proving themselves head in their class for longer than a month.

[@64siskat96]

@@gutenbird well 1 month ago it wasnt clear who was top 1 giannis was still a very valid pick I followed the nba very closely during that time. And yes Luka 60,20,10 und jokic insane games streak definitely happened less than a month ago. Obviously as a serb jokic was always number 1 for me but you have to look at the time of comments for context

[@monchoglu]

Nice dude this Grant Williams

[@himekomurata72]

And now they teammates (Luka and Grant Williams)

[@MemesOfProduction69]

and now he's a Maverick and gets to play with Luka Doncic. Man basically said "COME GET ME PLEASE"

[@gerbilman204]

I like Zions game more. I think he is more entertaining to watch. But Zion is constantly getting injured. Luka's consistency and perseverence are admirable.

[@gutenbird]

And besides the injuries it’s not a contest. Luka is an all time great player. Luka is working up to being the next Larry Bird.

[@ImagineStory-rw5ks]

Luka is entertaining to watch tho, he's slow but that doesn't mean he's any less entertaining, especially his passes, his vision, and his clutch moments

[@kalvinbaber5484]

You must be a Center or Power Forward lol 😂 Nigga, Luka goes left and right, has elite footwork, euro steps, passing no looks Zion is a Big Dunker, only goes left, catch lobs Zion solid but he ain't Luka

[@kellymurray8376]

Steph is a nightmare for every NBA defender to guard because he both shoots and moves so well. Zion and Luka are two different types of players though.

[@moneymoney3235]

Yeah and he follows the most screens the coach runs the most screens that’s their game plan.

[@charold3]

Wow, Celts get Robert Williams back soon! If they stay healthy, it could be their year.

[@HotheadKaleb]

no

[@kimking5928]

Not gonna be their year but they’ll have a good run.

[@chasebeecham12]

Sorry losing your #1 assist guy averaging 6 assist a game & your DPOY one of the best defender in the league Celtic will miss him not a little ALOT any who knows basketball knows that & wikk agree. That's a huge lose unless porzingas comes out like a real all star with some defense idk what Celtics were thinking that's about like taking green from warriors he was there core guy

[@realtalk675]

Humble guy

[@MF_PHANTOM]

Humbled guy

[@LunaaarGirl]

Zion🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brianosio]

Let’s ride

[@moneymikeB24]

do they share same office space as Podcast P

[@shelemoore2129]

BLOOD IS BLOOD💯💯💯💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@dodododododo8311]

of course Luka , also Luka over Tatum 24/7 not even debate, all Tatum have is a good team when Tatum have good defenders on his ass he end up with 14 -18 point games, Luka also a better defender right now almost all season above Tatum in defensive rankings too , Luka on another level only Luka and Giannis and then everybody else

[@shaunakkulkarni4679]

Tatum is the part of the reason their defense is good. Tatum will guard Giannis and still run the offense. Luka will try and find the most mid player to guard. That’s if he bothers to get down the court instead of barking at the refs. In terms of offensive talent and ability Luka is better. If you want a player that can revive a franchise, you want Tatum.

[@Pickle_eaters]

@@shaunakkulkarni4679 Tatum not even the best player on Celtics. JB was

[@tadaskalanta9733]

@@shaunakkulkarni4679 you talk shit this is most stupidiest statement ever, and Tatum does not guard Giannis ever

[@georockmann7113]

Did I misunderstand you or did you really just say luka is a better defender than tatum?

[@deflategate1297]

Yo Tatum impacts to wins the first minute he stopped in the court including playoffs

[@migz121]

Now Grant has confirmed that Luka is Larry Bird 2.0.....Luka's game is very similar to Larry's....Both talk "trash", both names start with the letter "L" for "Long" distance amazing shooters, both "seem" to move slow and not very athletic, but they are very deceptive b/c they can both get to the basket with ease if they want too. Both are not known for their defense. They are both about the same size, although Larry is the taller one listed at 6"9 vs. Luka at 6"7. But, Luka is the heavier one listed at 230lbs, which he's probably close to 250lbs. Larry listed at 220lbs in his playing days. Both are court visionaries knowing when to pass and when to take over the game. The list goes on in similarities‼️ All Luka needs to do now to really seal the deal of "Larry 2.0" is accomplish or surpass Larry's illustrious career: Career highlights and awards As player: 3× NBA champion (1981, 1984, 1986) 2× NBA Finals MVP (1984, 1986) 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1984-1986) 12× NBA All-Star (1980-1988, 1990-1992) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1982) 9× All-NBA First Team (1980-1988) All-NBA Second Team (1990) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982-1984) NBA Rookie of the Year (1980) NBA All-Rookie Team (1980) 3× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1986-1988) 2× 50-40-90 club (1987, 1988) AP Athlete of the Year (1986) NBA Lifetime Achievement Award (2019) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 33 retired by Boston Celtics

[@keithjoseph128]

Not sure you guys understand athleticism.

[@ryleerichter804]

Giannis makes you question your determination to win that’s all that needs to be said about him as a player

[@MrYounis26]

grant williams son btw.

[@NotGord]

Not for Jimmy

[@ryleerichter804]

@@NotGord show me jimmys ring

[@ilyasaden2900]

As an elite defender, riiiiiight

[@whatudoin1]

I'm curious to see if the celtics will offer him a proper contract

[@anfzjdxn]

Luka's different class ... way too clutch ....

[@Mamapelz]

No not clutch in playoffs though

[@_3AM]

@@Mamapelz Suns says otherwise

[@Mamapelz]

@@_3AM clippers says otherwise. Scoring well and then shoot bad in 4rth Q

[@TJinoue]

“I’ll give him the credit” Lmao idk why that was funny

[@Xiaolongbaokid16]

It’s like comparing Mazda MX-5 with an Alfa Romeo.

[@CHANGINGTHEDUWA]

came back here after he signed with the Mavericks

[@iAmTakeNote]

I’d pick skills over athleticism anyday. Zion is a freak of nature don’t get me wrong but Luka is a generational talent as well

[@richfoster4369]

You do know there are 2 sides of the floor. The best player can’t be worse then the average nba for HALF THE WHOLE game and that’s Luka on defense. Giannis is the overall best and most impactful player in the world right now

[@armin38822]

He's one off the best defenders on Giannis.

[@abiolaolayinka2023]

Grant × Luka, aged well.

[@robertsaxon2383]

Welcome to the mavs 👍

[@remramos4929]

Luka and Grant teamates!

[@JackLee-bp2jx]

When watching Zion’s game, it is more exciting than watching others !

[@scatpack3342]

Facts Shaquille O Neal without the height lowkey

[@Alex-eq7zs]

Grant looks like the tallest shortest guy I've ever seen I feel like he should have been 5'8 but turned out 6'6😅🤣😂

[@mikeman8811]

he went from talking about building a franchise around luka to being in that franchise

[@Hereforthelols]

60/20/10

[@shelemoore2129]

Know who you are but don't need to flaunt💯💯💯💯💯💯💪💪💪💪💪

[@MF_PHANTOM]

He should have added jimmy butler in there. Its evident now 😂

[@billzglo_1]

GRANT MANIFESTED THIS

[@danielnizam1147]

Now Grants won't have to guard Luka anymore 😂

[@charlesljones2454]

Luka may not speak good English .....but he's learned all the cussing words from the trash talkers.

[@mauriziogiusti1769]

Hahaahah his shirt😂😂😂

[@malignm1857]

I thought that was Dame Lillard in the picture

[@treblackwell7559]

Giannis had 25 points 20 rebounds and 9 assist that game he was trying to say he didn’t have a good game. I like the guy but he wrong on that one. Giannis took them to game 7 with little to no help. They got lucky that series is what he meant to say.

[@vitemeful]

🤡 listen to what he said fanboy

[@treblackwell7559]

@@vitemeful that’s not even my team cornball. 🌽🏀

[@moneymoney3235]

Just like how Bron is treated it don’t matter who was on the team or how the individual played

[@Fent-]

Giannis takes almost exclusively layups and shot 46% from the field in that series. For his standards that’s awful. If you’re taking 28 shots a game you’re gonna have a big scoring total, he just wasn’t efficient. Box score watchers will see “25/20/9” and think he dominated but he didn’t. Giannis shot 10/26 (38.5%) in game 7 and 22 of his 26 shots were in the paint. He got shut down offensively. That series was also the most uncompetitive 7 game series ever. The Celtics blew the bucks out in all of their 4 wins. 2/3 of the bucks wins came down to the last minute. So the Celtics weren’t lucky at all. If a few plays go a different way at the end game 3 and game 5, that’s a 5 game series. The Celtics dominated that series. Just because a series goes 7 doesn’t mean it was competitive. The Celtics nets series before that series was a 4 game sweep but basically every game was close going into the 4th.

[@mubaraksonaike7619]

@@Fent- he had to take unecessary shots cos less help.

[@SidLaw500]

Cool dude.

[@irvingog1790]

to say tatum is a OG when he started in 2018-2018 and giannis in 2014 is beyond me. Tatum is a youngblood and Giannis is unc Kawhi, Lebron, KD, Curry those players of types are OGs

[@R3vokenDallout1on]

Bron was 270 at his biggest. Zion is 290 with arguably more athleticism

[@Fromthetop22]

💥💥💥

[@Dame-Dame-Dame]

You would hang out with Luka a lot more now.

[@DevinJarosz]

Why does PG sound more and more like Kawhi

[@shelemoore2129]

Tip my cap to humbleness

[@andrewtarbie2345]

I have respect for grant as a defender but giannis drives at him or bumps him, grant is not staying in the same place

[@laurentpecriaux1345]

I fucking LOVE ZION, the style, the iq, the bounce, the power,the team spirit and unselfishness, the education ... But I love Luka more just for his skills, his BALLS, and... his Smile. Zion is for me a mix of Barkley and Vince Carter. But Luka, best combo ever Magic's vision control and smile + Bird's balls, IQ and cold temper

[@ytw_michael]

Smile? Lol

[@markbantz9699]

Zion still plays?

[@dalevillanca6990]

man kendrick lamar doing podcast now?

[@GGBELLAPUFF22]

Luka right now is on a different level...only Joker is close

[@gutenbird]

Close. Come on. Jokic is just as deadly as Luka. The dude is a prodigy.

[@gutenbird]

@aron gortman One thing is Luka is about 4 years younger. He’s far from his prime.

[@DrippinSxuce]

should’ve put jb on your list

[@NBA_Dunk]

1 Corinthians 16:14. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

[@TheDonUrbas]

Who asked?

[@NBA_Dunk]

@TheDonUrbas You 😳. From all the people who saw this simple and ignorable post. You are the only one who took the time to read it and replied . Some will ignore it, and some will replied like "Fuck you of Noo" The bible said: if you hear the word of the Lord don't harden your heart 🙏 ♥️ 🙌 If I'm wrong you will just ignore my and this + just call me A Jesus dude 🤣🤣🤣 But if this simple text touched your heart, means that the Lord has some thing up his sleeve for you

[@TheDonUrbas]

@@NBA_Dunk I think a grown man should start letting go of his childhood stories

[@NBA_Dunk]

@TheDonUrbas hahah, childhood stories that's a good one, sire. I have to write that down 🤣🤣🤣 For you, they are childhood stories( I respect that), but for some people, they're more than just words And for others, they are the light that can guide them through the darkest valley And the end of the day, and the end of the road, and the end of life. We will see if those childhood stories were just a waste of time. Hahaha 😆 😂

[@ndtroyb]

A less obnoxious but equally entertaining draymond.

[@NewKingBrandon]

Let Grant be Grant

[@TheGarciaKidd]

So Luka slang couldn't have come from Dallas by being in Dallas but Houston gets the cred lol

[@AuS__Tin]

Its Butler

[@stansb37]

hard to defend both especially against refs that has soft whistles.

[@mileshall9235]

How you know them refs has dem sof whistles? You been feeling dem sof whistles?

[@chessexpertchaney4770]

Zion Williams a very sad story in the NBA

[@BaronKing292]

I feel bad for him, he guards the best players on the teams and gets so many fouls If you touch superstars it’s a foul like let’s be honest

[@SirJorge.]

Wdym Luka gets fucking smacked

[@l3ftie578]

sometimes shooters know how to draw contact through their movements to enable them to go to the line more often, ie. Harden

[@keithjoseph128]

@@l3ftie578 Harden is a horrible example, he didn't manipulate the game or the rules, he manipulated the officials.

[@l3ftie578]

@@keithjoseph128 that's exactly the same thing... the refs make calls based on the rules. So when he plays he fakes to put the defneder in the air early, then intentionally takes contact from the unbalanced defender (who can't even avoid it if they wanted to at that point) before shooting and it gets called as a foul. Thus using the rules. IK it's complicated so don't think too hard about it.

[@keithjoseph128]

@@l3ftie578 definitely not what he did a huge majority of the time. And no, you know as well as any NBA officiating is the worst in all of sports at any level, except maybe mlb.

[@Favoredgreatly]

Elite? Dang we just dish thing out now😊

[@nobudget2547]

Luka is going to be the greatest player ever , when he retires .

[@mingkivwong1562]

no when Cuban keep messing around with dumb contracts and dumb moves in FA market

[@ThoughtsOfLyes]

@@mingkivwong1562 I agree brother, its just sad.

[@alkebulanlion6198]

Never he too slow and mj kobe and lbj are way better and giannis is the best player roght know.

[@ThoughtsOfLyes]

@@alkebulanlion6198 yeah maybe hes top the best yet but he will. Hes only 23 years old.

[@imdbtruth]

Luka just needs a competitive roster around him.

[@Kelly_Ivory]

This aged well 😏☕️

[@Basketball_is_Life66]

Does Zion even play basketball anymore? Haven’t seen him for years now

[@hughfrasermcveyhally4575]

LUKA

[@official315]

knicks should trade cam reddish for grant williams

[@AngeloBx]

Why would the Celtics do that

[@official315]

@@AngeloBx lmaooo true

[@laws757q]

We both walking out in wheelchairs is crazy