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Marvin Williams at Peace with Role, Abilities
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated2 hours ago on April 19, 2024
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The second overall pick in the 2005 draft out of North Carolina, (Marvin) Williams focused on driving with the ball. Then (Mike) Woodson asked him to spend an offseason working on his corner 3-pointer. A career-extending transformation took place.
There’s a smoothness and ease in the way Williams conducts himself. He said that’s about having made peace with who he is and isn’t at the NBA level.
“There comes a point when you have to accept who you are, not who you think you are. You don’t want to tell people what they can and cannot be, but at some point in your career you have to see who you really are.”
