$53 million ex-Celtic called “Bad Locker Room Guy” by Mike Gorman
It appears that Grant Williams, the former first-round selection of the Boston Celtics, and the team may not have always gotten along. The reason why Williams wasn’t very popular in the Celtics locker room was described by color commentator Mike Gorman.
Williams wasn’t a good presence in the Celtics locker room, as Gorman stated when he appeared on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher & Hardy.”
Everyone found him to be obnoxious. At first, he seemed like a wise ass, but now that I think about it, he’s actually sort of cute and amusing. After then, it simply became boring. Obviously, things grew stale in Dallas. You won’t be around for very long if you start to challenge (Luka) Doncic.
Gorman went on to explain why Williams’ grating habits are a liability.
“Yeah, he had some problems in that area, but if he doesn’t get rid of them, he won’t have enough for teams to decide to keep him around because he’s such a great player.” He isn’t. He is a stand-in. The players that rank eighth, ninth, or tenth on your roster are highly interchangeable. He’s not a good guy in the locker room. Being a horrible locker room person will make you rank eighth or ninth, but you won’t be in that position for very long because you won’t be playing for the team.
Williams played 47 games for the Dallas Mavericks after signing a four-year, $53 million contract with them before they sold him to theMichael Finley Discloses Grant Williams and Luka Doncic’s Argument
A drill between Williams and Doncic was disclosed by former assistant general manager of the Celtics and Mavericks, Michael Finley, on 105.3. The FAN on March 11
I won’t mention his name, but one day during practice, one of our team members is Grant Williams. He made the decision that he wanted to become close to Luka. He believed Luka wasn’t prepared to practice that day. They were in the middle of a scrimmage, to cut a long story short, and he was trash talking Luka all over the court. At last, Luka says, “Okay,” and he proceeds to run a solo 26-6. Anyone can inquire; I’m not making this up. He displayed everything on his own, including the floaters, postups, and threes.
Finley went on to say that Doncic had everyone in awe.
“Do not poke the bear,” everyone on the sidelines, including the coaches, advised. Everyone kept saying the same thing: don’t poke the bear. At the time, we had visitors in the gym, and they were oohing and ahhing from the sidelines. It was astounding. There I was, and the child could not have missed me. I’m not talking about simple shots; in these five or six minutes, he was showcasing the entire repertory. He ran 26–6 all by himself.
Finley did not clarify if this was a contributing reason in Williams’ termination by the Mavericks.
Grant Williams’s “Massive Whiff” Trade
On the February 9 edition of “The Hoop Collective,” ESPN’s Tim MacMahon clarified that he thought the Mavericks’ trade of Grant Williams to the Hornets was a “massive whiff.”
According to MacMahon, “They were determined to dump him.” More than merely obtaining PJ Washington. Their desire was to exit the Grant Williams enterprise. He made a lot of people uncomfortable. His choice of shoes has recently changed from Lukas to Tatums.