<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-lou-williams-wants-houston-to-trade-for-giannis-antetokounmpo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams wants Rockets to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rockets-news-Lou-Williams-wants-Houston-to-trade-for-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Lou Williams wants Rockets to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-06T10:06:12-08:00">December 6th, 10:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-06T10:06:12-08:00">December 6th, 10:06am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets, currently sitting as the second seed in the Western Conference with a 15-8 record, have emerged as one of the NBA’s standout teams this season. Despite dropping their last two games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-ime-udoka-rips-soft-houston-after-15th-straight-loss-vs-warriors">including a 99-93 loss to the Golden State Warriors</a> on Thursday, the Rockets remain in a strong position. Lou Williams, a three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year, recently weighed in on trade possibilities for Houston, including the idea of acquiring former two-time MVP and Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>During an appearance on FanDuel’s “Run It Back”, Williams responded to a question from Michelle Beadle about whether the Rockets should consider making a big move and who the ideal target might be.</p><p>“I don’t think you overreact and you feel like you have to go out and get somebody else,” Williams <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865056786627334355" rel="noopener">said</a>. “The point is to bring these young guys on and turn them into the All-Stars that you want them to be opposed to just bringing someone in. In the last three years, this is probably the best basketball they’ve played.”</p><h2><b>Lou Williams weighs Rockets’ foundation in potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade</b></h2><p>Williams emphasized that while the Rockets are in an excellent position, the opportunity to acquire a player of Antetokounmpo’s caliber would be difficult to pass up.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“If the Rockets can go out and get Giannis or somebody like that, by all means.”</p><p>Lou Williams says the Rockets should go after a big star if they want to shake up the roster 🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/xPvUfPOTZh">pic.twitter.com/xPvUfPOTZh</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865056786627334355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“Everybody always wants to get better by any stretch of the imagination. If you could go out and get a Giannis or somebody like that, by all means you give yourself that opportunity,” he added. “But if you’re the Houston Rockets, you don’t overreact. I like where I stand with this team as it is built right now.”</p><p>The Rockets’ success this season has been anchored by their defensive dominance. They rank third in the league in points allowed, holding opponents to 106.6 points per game, and boast a stellar 105.1 defensive rating. However, their offense ranks 13th, averaging 113.5 points per game. Key contributors include Jalen Green, who is averaging 19 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game, and Alperen Şengün, who has emerged as a versatile force with averages of 18.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game.</p><h2><b>Antetokounmpo trade rumors fade as Bucks rebound, Rockets stay focused on growth</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-34-drives-for-the-basket.jpg"><figcaption>© Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Williams’ comments add intrigue to the idea of a potential trade for Antetokounmpo, the likelihood of such a move remains slim. Early in the season, the Milwaukee Bucks struggled to a 2-8 start, sparking rumors that Antetokounmpo could be on the move. Potential destinations mentioned at the time included the Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Miami Heat. However, the Bucks have since turned their season around, improving to an 11-10 record and securing the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Antetokounmpo is currently playing at an MVP level, averaging a career-high 32.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game, along with 1.3 blocks and a 61.6% shooting percentage. His resurgence has helped quiet trade speculation, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-label-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-rumor-fantasy-world">Bucks seemingly poised to build around their star rather than entertain offers</a>.</p><p>The Rockets’ focus, as Williams noted, may remain on the development of their young core under head coach Ime Udoka. While the allure of adding a superstar like Antetokounmpo is undeniable, Houston’s current trajectory suggests they are content to grow organically while maintaining their strong standing in the Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams wants Rockets to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-lou-williams-stern-atlanta-warning-eastern-conference-elite');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams issues stern Hawks warning to Eastern Conference elite');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hawks-news-Lou-Williams-issues-stern-Atlanta-warning-to-Eastern-Conference-elite.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams issues stern Hawks warning to Eastern Conference elite</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T14:48:03-08:00">December 5th, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T15:54:42-08:00">December 5th, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-most-pleasant-surprise-early-in-2024-25-season">Atlanta Hawks have been rolling</a> as of late, currently winners of five games in a row after Wednesday evening’s road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-issues-warning-amid-atlanta-early-inconsistencies">Trae Young continues to shoot</a> the ball poorly, he is leading the league in assists by a country mile, and several of his younger teammates have stepped up big time for the Hawks over the last couple of weeks.</p><p>Among the Hawks’ wins this year are victories over the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers (twice), which has put the NBA world on notice of what is brewing in Atlanta.</p><p>Recently, former Hawks guard Lou Williams took to the Run It Back show, presented by FanDuel TV, to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhkW9KmNIaM" rel="noopener">heap lofty praise</a> on the squad.</p><p>“This is a team that’s three years removed from the Eastern Conference Finals with basically the same core of guys,” said Williams. “Let’s be clear. A lot of these guys were there when they made that run… you can see the joy in this team again. They’re having fun; they’re playing well together. They’ve got a lot of good pieces.”</p><p>Williams then spoke on where he sees the Hawks in comparison to some of their counterparts in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>“When you start having conversations about teams with camaraderie and chemistry, the Atlanta Hawks are one of them. They’ve figured something out,” said Williams. “They’ve found a brand of basketball that works for them down in the ATL.</p><p>“And I think they can beat any team when they’re playing at that level, and when Trae Young is playing that way, and these guys are following his lead, by all means, I think they can beat any top seed there is, and they can put themselves in a position to be a top seed just as much.”</p><h2><b>Is the Hawks’ hot stretch legit?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jalen-Johnson-dribbles.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s currently more optimism around the Hawks than there’s been in quite some time, if for no other reason than the fact that three of the team’s core contributors (Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson, and Zaccharie Risacher) are all 22 years old or younger.</p><p>The Hawks have implemented a much more sensible roster to maximize Young’s strengths and cover for his weaknesses, fielding a rotation of lengthy, athletic wings who can switch on defense and are fundamentally sound on offense.</p><p>While the Hawks likely don’t have the pure talent necessary to compete for a higher seed in the East, there is finally a sense of a coherent vision from the front office for the first time in a while.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams issues stern Hawks warning to Eastern Conference elite

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/wizards-news-lou-williams-scorched-earth-jordan-poole-kyle-kuzma-washington-slump');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams goes scorched earth on Jordan Poole, Kyle Kuzma amid Wizards’ slump');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lou-Williams-goes-scorched-earth-on-Jordan-PooleKyle-Kuzma-amid-Washington-slump.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams goes scorched earth on Jordan Poole, Kyle Kuzma amid Wizards’ slump</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T09:52:53-08:00">December 3rd, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T09:52:53-08:00">December 3rd, 9:52am</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the joys of being a sports fan is playing armchair GM, especially for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-brian-keefe-plans-emulate-celtics-success-rebuild">rebuilding team like the Washington Wizards</a>. Anybody can have opinions about what the organization should do to get back to contention, but three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams isn’t just anybody.</p><p>That’s <a href="https://twitter.com/runitbackfdtv/status/1863633790024785945?s=46" rel="noopener">why his comments</a> on Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma got attention online on Tuesday, via FanDuel TV.</p><p>https://twitter.com/runitbackfdtv/status/1863633790024785945?s=46</p><p>“Keep the two young guys [Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr], because those are building blocks. You realize now that your guys that are the young vets of the team, it’s just not working,” Williams explained. “Maybe they’re not ready or poised to be in a leadership position where they can lead the franchise into wins.”</p><p>Both players have constructively criticized the team in interviews this season, while also preaching patience and complimenting the locker room’s mental toughness. They also lead the team in scoring, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-news-jordan-poole-credits-washington-ball-movement-hot-shooting-start">Poole averaging 21 points per game</a> on 44.8% shooting, and Kuzma with 15.8 points on 42% shooting. Poole also leads with 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals.</p><p>Regardless, Williams isn’t impressed.</p><p>“People can feel the way they feel about what I’m saying, it’s in the numbers. 0-14 in the month of November, like, there’s no bright spots. You don’t hold your tongue about that,” the 38-year-old continued. “These guys are better off being second or third options somewhere else. Very talented guys, but they’re not ready to lead an organization, and it shows in the play. Not only this season, but last season as well, both the same.”</p><p>Is Williams right, or is he not in tune with Washington?</p><h2><b>Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma’s leadership isn’t harming Wizards</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jordan-Poole.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It makes sense why Williams said what he said. Kuzma has yet to find his rhythym this season as he’s battled injuries, and his scoring average is the second-lowest of his career. At 29 years old, he could be re-energized by a change of scenery and the potential for immediate playoff success as he chases his second NBA championship.</p><p>The 25-year-old Poole, on the other hand, could be a second option on a title contender right now as he enters his prime. The former Golden State Warrior is having a career year running Washington’s offense at point guard after previously playing shooting guard. He’s become a consistent threat from deep, as his 42.1% three-point clip is 8.1% above his career average, and currently ranks 36th in the league.</p><p>Fans want instant gratification. As a neutral observer, why wouldn’t Williams want to see these two play on playoff teams?</p><p>However, the reality is that the Wizards need capable veterans to lead their young “building blocks.” The young players are the franchise’s future, but the veterans lead by example on and off the court, which helps their development.</p><p>A good <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5954533/2024/11/28/washington-wizards-losing-streak/" rel="noopener">off-the-court example</a> is Poole’s comments after Washington’s 121-96 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on November 27th, via The Athletic’s Josh Robbins.</p><p>“All it takes is one thing to bring everything together,” the Michigan alum said. “But moments like this really show who loves the game, who wants to continue to work, who wants to continue to find ways to get better, who wants to get in the lab, who wants to watch film. So, it definitely tests your character, but we’ve got really good guys in that locker room.”</p><p>That type of encouragement from a former NBA champion is what young players need during trying times. Williams may have a point about Poole and Kuzma’s capablity of helping contenders, but Washington must have these types of veterans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams goes scorched earth on Jordan Poole, Kyle Kuzma amid Wizards’ slump

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lou-williams-playing-game-drunk-scoring-25-points-quarter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams’ wild story of playing a game drunk, and scoring 25 points in a quarter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lou-Williams-wild-story-of-playing-a-game-drunk-and-scoring-25-points-in-a-quarter.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams’ wild story of playing a game drunk, and scoring 25 points in a quarter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-27T18:08:03-08:00">November 27th, 6:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-27T18:08:21-08:00">November 27th, 6:08pm</time><address><a>Josh Silverstein</a>Josh Silverstein writes for The Association and writes, edits, and produces content for the video team as well. He's a writer for television/film/new media/stage/print and probably a few other mediums he's forgetting. He is also a wearer of many Mediums for those looking to buy him a shirt.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Entertainment</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Doc Rivers has occasionally been described as a father figure in his coaching style, and now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-lou-williams-delivers-eye-opening-admission-undefeated-start">yet another enlightening podcast over-share by one of his former players, Lou Williams</a>, details exactly what kind of father that is. Basically, he sounds akin to the type of dad that catches his kid with a beer and makes him drink the whole thing to see how it feels and make it a teachable moment.</p><p>That might be a bit of a leap, but according to <a href="https://youtu.be/A6kTN46arFc?si=Jwg20ZanVNhmh66l" rel="noopener">a bonkers story Lou Williams told recently on his podcast The Underground Lounge</a>, Rivers did make Williams play through being drunk one game against the Knicks in 2019 — although if he intended to teach Williams a lesson, it might have been “Lemon Pepper Lou” who got the last laugh.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Lou Williams shared the story with his co-host Spank Horton and the episode’s guests. As he explained, the game took place when he was with the Los Angeles Clippers and the team was in New York to play the Knicks.</p><p>“One time we had a noon game in New York. My whole s— in New York, I go to a little lounge, little hookah lounge, have me a couple of drinks. I can go and get back to the room,” Williams explained.</p><p>“This particular night, it’s like 10:30, I’m about to walk out the door. I don’t know what happened. A wave of women walked in, like a 40 piece just everywhere. I got a little carried away,” the story continued.</p><p>Getting a little carried away consisted of a night of drinking and partying, until the lights were turned on the next morning and Williams realized it was time to get to the game.</p><p>“I’m like, damn. So now my f—— professionalism kicks in at this point. I’m like, I need some coconut water,” Williams admitted.</p><p>He then proceeded to elaborately detail his various steps to realizing just how “drunk as hell” he was until finally coming to terms with his dilemma.</p><p>“So I had to make a business decision. I’m like either I’mma look drunk out here or I’m going go tell somebody the truth and I’m going go sit the f— down and I’ll deal with my suspension later on, right?” Williams reconciled.</p><p>He continued, “So I walk up to Doc Rivers, I say, ‘Doc I’mma tell you the truth.’ Me and Doc had this kind of relationship. I said, ‘Doc, I’mma tell you the truth I’m drunk as f—. I’m f—— up. I’m f—— up. I went too far. I’m sorry. I don’t think I can do this’.”</p><p>For those who thought Rivers would give Williams a stern talking to and a spot at the end of the bench, you don’t know Doc. Because as Williams recalls, Rivers instead told him, “you’re playing the whole second quarter, because I need you to sweat that s— out. Because I’m going to need you in the fourth quarter’.”</p><p>At which point, Williams dramatically concludes his tale with the tidbit, “I had 25 in the fourth quarter.” A quick fact check corrects Williams’ stat line recollection a bit — he had 15 points in the 4th (not 25). But who doesn’t exaggerate their awesomeness a tad when they’re drunk?</p><p>In conclusion, that about posterizes all expectations of a moral lesson for this story. Lou Williams, a professional basketball player, showed up to work drunk one day, and rather than be reprimanded by his boss, was told he had to sweat it out because the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-hilarious-admission-previous-giannis-antetokounmpo-pacers-incident">good-humored Doc Rivers</a> needed him to play well by the fourth quarter — which he did, heroically scoring 15 points down the stretch for the Clippers and leading them to victory. In these twisted times we’re currently living in, Williams’ story may just represent the modern American dream. Or not — but it at least made for a good story to fill a podcast episode.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams’ wild story of playing a game drunk, and scoring 25 points in a quarter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-lou-williams-on-why-tyrese-maxey-joel-embiid-conversation-is-overblown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams on why 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey-Joel Embiid conversation is overblown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lou-Williams-on-why-Tyrese-Maxey-Joel-Embiid-conversation-is-overblown.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams on why 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey-Joel Embiid conversation is overblown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-20T15:31:26-08:00">November 20th, 3:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-20T15:31:26-08:00">November 20th, 3:31pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a major story when it was revealed that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphias-locker-room-situation">Philadelphia 76ers had a team meeting after they lost to the Miami Heat</a> Monday night, leading to a 2-11 start. A crucial part of the story was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-calls-out-joel-embiid-team-meeting-heat-debacle">76ers star Tyrese Maxey holding Joel Embiid accountable</a> for timeliness, which former basketball player Lou Williams clarified the situation.</p><p>While the reactions from the conversation between Maxey and Embiid was that the former called out the big-man, it wasn’t that in the slightest per Williams. He was on the show “Run It Back,” where he said<a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1859352169344008477" rel="noopener"> he spoke with several people who know of the situation,</a> and it was just a talk of everybody being on the same page.</p><p>“Coincidentally, I can give you guys an inside scoop on this thing because one way or another, I ended up on the phone with a few of the guys from the 76ers, and by all accounts, this was kind of blown out of proportion,” Williams said. “You know, the idea of Tyrese [Maxey] calling Joel [Embiid] out and how it’s been portrayed in the media as, you know, one of these types of blow-up things, you know, from my understanding, they just had a conversation on accountability.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“This was kind of blown out of proportion… From my understanding, [Tyrese Maxey &amp; Joel Embiid] just had a conversation on accountability… They were sitting next to each other when we were on the phone laughing.”</p><p>– Lou Williams</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/S66CLUz2HA">pic.twitter.com/S66CLUz2HA</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1859352169344008477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Lou Williams clears up 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid situation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Joel-Embiid-and-Tyrese-Maxey-on-April-12-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There was no doubt that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-joel-embiid-dumbfounded-by-crazy-end-of-streak-that-started-in-2018">76ers losing to the Heat</a> was a rough outing as they led by as much as 19 points but ultimately lost by 17 points. Philadelphia would have a team meeting after where head coach Nick Nurse didn’t speak to the media for almost an hour as Williams gave more context on the conversation between Embiid and Maxey.</p><p>“Just keeping everybody in check, you know,” Williams said.” And sometimes you got to have that as a team, just making sure we all on the same page. ‘Hey, bro, we understand you’re not going to play in these games, but, you know, team meetings and all of that is important for you to be there. It’s important for you to be there on time.’ So from my understanding, that was the nature of the conversation, that was the context of a conversation.”</p><p>“It wasn’t as much of Tyrese Maxey challenging Joel Embiid as it’s been stated,” Williams continued. You know, it wasn’t a conversation about accountability, by all accounts, those guys are doing just fine. They were sitting next to each other when we were on the phone, laughing and giggling and having a good time and trying to get this team back on the same page. And so that from what I understand, that was the context of the conversation, not as much of the negative stuff that’s trying to come out at this point.”</p><p>At any rate, the 76ers had massive expectations, and seeing a 2-11 start should be alarming as they look to turn the season around against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams on why 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey-Joel Embiid conversation is overblown

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-vs-spurs-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Thunder prepare for their second NBA Cup matchup</a>, first on the road, against the San Antonio Spurs, Lou Williams had an interesting take on the hype surrounding Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA is off to a phenomenal start this season, especially since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mark-daigneault-makes-urgent-plea-to-thunder-amid-chet-holmgren-injury">Thunder lost Chet Holmgren in a 127-116</a> loss to the Golden State Warriors. Since then, he’s averaged 34.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.0 assists, and 2.2 steals in Oklahoma City’s previous four games. Therefore, why haven’t people been talking about Gilgeous-Alexander’s impressive stretch of games?</p><p>Williams <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtEY62KcPtg" rel="noopener">addressed</a> the lack of hype surrounding Gilgeous-Alexander on a recent episode of FanDuel TV’s Run It Back.</p><p>“He probably prefers it like that. He’s a background type of guy. Talk is cheap. He don’t need the hype anyways. Let the 28, six, and five that you’re averaging tell your story,” Williams said. “That’s how he’s always been. He’s not a media darling. Even when he does his interviews, they do it as a team. They do it by committee. Everything is team-oriented. So, I think he prefers not to be mentioned so much in the individual things.</p><p>“When it comes to his talent, let the numbers do the talking. Keep racking up everything that you can. And then, when you’re at the end of the season, and you’re in MVP talks, that’s when everybody will start talking again. Until then, talk is cheap,” Williams concluded.</p><p>Despite the Thunder’s latest loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, they remain atop the Western Conference with an 11-3 record.</p><h2><b>Chandler Parsons on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder ascension</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-All-Star-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Chandler Parsons, alongside Lou Williams, illuminated Thunder’s star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s fast ascension to becoming the All-Star he is today. For Parsons, the leap occurred just last season and will only rise throughout the foreseeable future.</p><p>“You know what’s crazy to me? SGA is 26-years-old. I feel like he’s 30, and he made that leap last year to this top-5, top-10 All-NBA-type player, and he’s always been a stud. But, last year, he really made the jump to where he’s a franchise, All-Star, First-Team All-NBA guy,” Parsons said. “And he’s going to continue to be in MVP talks for the foreseeable future because his stats are going to be good, and with this team format of this team, they’re going to be good.</p><p>“So, his team success, and the numbers he’s going to put up, he’s always going to be in that close to 30 (points) a game, eight (assists), five (rebounds), which is always going to put him in MVP talks.”</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 28.5 points, 6.3 assists, 5.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams’ ‘media darling’ admission on Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-lou-williams-chandler-parsons-debate-chet-holmgren-giannis-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-news-Lou-Williams-Chandler-Parsons-debate-Chet-Holmgren-for-Giannis-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T09:33:40-08:00">November 13th, 9:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T09:33:40-08:00">November 13th, 9:33am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In light of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks’ dreadful start to the 2024-25 campaign, a potential trade for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren is a trending topic on social media these days. With the assumption that Antetokounmpo could be on the verge of requesting a trade, few teams in the NBA could offer a better-packaged deal than the Thunder and their young rising star. ESPN’s Lou Williams and Chandler Parsons <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK3IRpgzfYs" rel="noopener">debated</a> the topic on a recent episode of First Take.</p><p>“I’m not buying, and I say that because if I’m OKC, I like where I am. I like my young core. I like the direction that we’re going in,” Williams said. “I’m not rattling the cage by bringing in a superstar-caliber guy that I’m possibly going to have to play through. Giannis isn’t at the phase of his career where he’s going to take a step back and say SGA, you do your thing. No, he still feels like he’s very much the go-to guy in any scenario. So, if you add that, I think that changes your dynamic.”</p><h2><b>Chandler Parsons says Chet-for-Giannis is best for both teams</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Bucks-superstar-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-facing-the-Thunder.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Thunder’s up-and-coming star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-chet-holmgren-posts-thoughts-from-hospital-bed-injury-update">Chet Holmgren posted from his hospital bed</a> hours after suffering a right iliac wing fracture in a 127-116 loss to the Warriors. Despite the long-term recovery, Chandler Parsons is all-in on a potential swap for Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he believes it’s a move that benefits all parties involved.</p><p>“As good as Chet Holmgren is, he’s one of my favorite up-and-coming players as a two-way player; you can only dream that he becomes as good as a player as Giannis is and has been,” Parsons said. “So, when you look at fit, Giannis is a perfect star for a small market. He’s been there before. He’s played with good guard before. I think he fits there basketball-wise with all the shooting and the youth that surrounds him, keeping him young; as he says, what better team than the Oklahoma City Thunder? The youngest best-shaped team in the league.”</p><p>For Parsons, the Bucks would be hard-pressed to land a better young replacement for Giannis, and it’s a move that’s a no-brainer for OKC.</p><p>“Chet is a star. He is going to be a multiple All-Star. [An] All-Defensive type of player, but right now, Giannis is a better basketball player than him, and he makes that team the favorite right away. If they switch those teams, I think Giannis on the [Thunder] right now; he’s their favorite over the Boston Celtics, over anybody else,” Parsons added. “I like it a lot, and on the flip side, I like it for Milwaukee because you [don’t] go into this rebuild with an absolute stud top-20, top-25 caliber player in Chet. You’re not really starting over.”</p><p>In the wake of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-how-thunder-overcome-chet-holmgren-injury-absence">Thunder’s Chet Holmgren suffering a pelvic fracture</a> with a long-term prognosis, the likelihood of a deal going down between Oklahoma City and the Bucks anytime soon remains low. Still, it’s a move worth keeping an eye on between now and the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams, Chandler Parsons debate Thunder’s Chet Holmgren-for-Giannis trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-draymond-green-golden-state-earn-lou-williams-praise');   ga('set', 'title', 'Draymond Green, Warriors earn high Lou Williams praise');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Warriors-news-Draymond-Green-Golden-State-earn-high-Lou-Williams-praise.jpg"></figure><h1>Draymond Green, Warriors earn high Lou Williams praise</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-12T10:36:24-08:00">November 12th, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-12T10:36:24-08:00">November 12th, 10:36am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-reveals-warriors-game-changing-difference-last-season">Golden State Warriors have looked like a different team</a> to open up the 2024-25 NBA season, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-joins-lebron-james-nikola-jokic-historic-feat">Draymond Green turning back the clock</a> and Stephen Curry continuing to play at an elite level since returning from an ankle injury. The Warriors currently sit at 8-2 heading into Tuesday evening’s home matchup vs the Dallas Mavericks, which will mark the return of Klay Thompson to the Bay Area after he departed the team this summer.</p><p>One person who is impressed by what he’s seen from Draymond Green and the Warriors this year is none other than former NBA sixth man of the year Lou Williams, who recently took to the Run It Back show, presented by FanDuel, to <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1856365481290281052" rel="noopener">relay his thoughts.</a></p><p>“Draymond is keeping his nose clean, taking ownership of being the leader of that team, and being available,” said Williams. “No techs this year, and when he’s right, he’s right… give him his flowers when he’s doing things the right way… he’s been an anchor on defense, how he’s always been in his career, and he’s also the guy who’s getting the offense going. Dribble handoffs, slip outs, making sure the shooters are getting their shots, getting the best out of Buddy Hield, getting the best out of Jonathan Kuminga.”</p><p>Indeed, Green has had his most impressive start to a season in years, not only avoiding the suspensions that have plagued him in recent seasons but also showing that he has plenty left to offer from a basketball standpoint as well.</p><h2><b>Is the Warriors’ hot start legit?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Green-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Warriors’ win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday not only propelled them ahead of that team in the standings but also delivered a crushing blow for the Thunder in the form of a Chet Holmgren prolonged injury that could help teams like the Warriors who were expected to finish far behind them in the standings.</p><p>The Warriors have seen increased production this year from young players like Moses Moody, which may have been aided in part by the departure of Klay Thompson and his status as a future Hall of Famer overshadowing his play, which had proven a struggle for Steve Kerr to navigate over the last couple of seasons.</p><p>If Stephen Curry can stay healthy and continue to produce at this high level, there’s no ruling out the possibility that the Warriors could compete for one of the conference’s higher seeds this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Draymond Green, Warriors earn high Lou Williams praise

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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Retired legend Lou Williams has watched the Oklahoma City Thunder dominate the competition out of the gates. They lead the Western Conference with a perfect 7-0 record and comfortably beat each opponent by double digits. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-okc-makes-nba-history-double-digit-domination">Thunder made NBA history by being the first team</a> to do so, which begs the question of how long Oklahoma City can stretch its season-opening winning streak. The run could reach double figures, which retired three-time Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams predicted during his appearance on ESPN’s First Take.</p><p>After hosting the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, the Thunder will face the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. Still, Williams likes the Thunder’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wdeie_pdGk" rel="noopener">chances</a> of reaching a ten-game winning streak.</p><p>“Whatever uncertainties we had about them being young, being youthful, being inexperienced, they put all those things to rest,” Williams said. “Now they’ve come back even hungrier, even a better basketball team. I like Oklahoma City. I say they stay unbeaten for a little while. Their next three games are Denver, Houston, and Warriors. I like them tonight against Denver. I think Houston will be a good game for them; I think they win that one as well.</p><p>“The Warriors will be a challenge, but with the way that they’re playing, you have to give them credit. I think they will go into next week at 10-0.”</p><p>The Warriors and the Phoenix Suns (6-1) are tied for second place in the Western Conference. They could be the Thunder’s most formidable opponent on Sunday. However, beating the Nuggets won’t be easy, considering Oklahoma City handed them a 102-87 blowout loss to open the regular season.</p><h2><b>Lou Williams credits SGA, Chet Holmgren for Thunder’s grit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-forward-Chet-Holmgren.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For Lou Williams, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s leadership is in good hands between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren. The Thunder’s two stars exemplify the team’s defensive identity.</p><p>“And they’re bringing back that hard-nosed NBA basketball. How many times do we watch Oklahoma City play and somebody’s diving on the floor? That makes a coach go crazy when a guy is diving in the stands, diving on the floor for loose balls,” Williams added. “Every possession matters to the Oklahoma City Thunder. And it starts at the top. SGA is one of those guys, Chet Holmgren is one of those guys, Jalen Williams. All of these guys are willing to put their bodies on the line, take charges, and do whatever it takes to win a basketball game, and it trickles down to everybody else. We talked about the Boston Celtics having a clear brand of basketball. Oklahoma City does as well.”</p><p>The league’s reigning MVP, Nikola Jokic, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-vs-nuggets-predictions-odds-pick-11-6-2024">2023 champion Nuggets will look to avenge the Thunder</a> ruining their season opener at Ball Arena on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams delivers eye-opening admission on Thunder’s undefeated start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nuggets-news-ex-denver-guard-down-lou-williams-wild-nikola-jokic-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex Nuggets guard shoots down Lou Williams’ wild Nikola Jokic take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ex-Denver-guard-shoots-down-Lou-Williams-wild-Nikola-Jokic-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex Nuggets guard shoots down Lou Williams’ wild Nikola Jokic take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-06T14:29:51-08:00">November 6th, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-06T14:29:51-08:00">November 6th, 2:29pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-aaron-gordon-out-indefinitely-calf-injury">The Denver Nuggets are encountering some injury troubles</a> ahead of Wednesday evening’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-vs-nuggets-predictions-odds-pick-11-6-2024">game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.</a> Nikola Jokic has dragged the Nuggets to a record of 4-3 despite the fact that the team still really hasn’t played a full good game yet, and Denver is hoping to hand Oklahoma City its first loss of the year in a rematch of the opening night game between the two teams.</p><p>Recently, former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams took to the Run It Back Show, presented by FanDuel, to give a bold take about Jokic and how he compares to New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, whom he faced off against in the playoffs last year when Towns was a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>“Karl-Anthony Towns is more skilled, but Nikola Jokic is more impactful,” said Williams.</p><p>Now, Jokic’s former teammate Bones Hyland, now a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, is responding, <a href="https://x.com/BizzyBones11/status/1854245565896561004" rel="noopener">taking to his account</a> on X (formerly Twitter) to quote tweet a post from NBA Central reporting the Williams quote, writing, “Lost ya mind brother.”</p><p>Indeed, Williams’ take would likely be considered controversial at best. While Towns is a better jump shooter than Jokic, Jokic is unequivocally more skilled in every other aspect of the game, and has three league MVP’s in the last four years to back it up.</p><h2><b>Can the Nuggets pick up the pace?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jokic-vs-the-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Nuggets got off to a slow start to the 2024-25 NBA campaign, dropping their first two games at home before barely picking up road victories against the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets. Denver once again had to hang on for dear life against the Raptors earlier this week, as an RJ Barrett three point shot that would have won the game for Toronto rimmed in and out at the buzzer.</p><p>Jokic has been doing his part this year, averaging 29.6 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 10.6 assists so far on the early campaign, but his teammates have largely let him down, and the team has felt the weight of losing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency.</p><p>Still, there is optimism that the Nuggets will be able to turn things around, particularly if Christian Braun continues to get better and better with more reps as a starter.</p><p>In any case, the Nuggets and Thunder are slated to tip off at 9:00 PM ET from Denver.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex Nuggets guard shoots down Lou Williams’ wild Nikola Jokic take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raptors-news-lou-williams-backs-demar-derozan-in-beef-vs-selfish-drake');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams backs DeMar DeRozan in beef vs. ‘selfish’ Drake');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lou-Williams-backs-DeMar-DeRozan-in-beef-vs.-selfish-Drake.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Lou Williams backs DeMar DeRozan in beef vs. ‘selfish’ Drake</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-05T04:57:28-08:00">November 5th, 4:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-05T04:57:28-08:00">November 5th, 4:57am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Toronto Raptors star Lou Williams defended DeMar DeRozan amid a public dispute involving the rapper Drake. Williams, the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year for Toronto in 2015, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@runitbackfdtv/video/7433472931897806126?_r=1&amp;_t=8r8GJRXVtr0" rel="noopener">voiced support</a> for DeRozan on a recent episode of Fanduel TV’s “Run it Back,” where he labeled Drake’s stance as “selfish.”</p><p>The feud erupted after Drake suggested he would remove any banner the Raptors organization might raise in honor of DeRozan, much like the franchise recently did for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-vince-carter-demar-derozan-moment-before-jersey-retirement-pure-gold">Vince Carter during their 131-128 victory over the Sacramento Kings</a>. Drake’s comments reportedly stemmed from DeRozan’s perceived alignment with rapper Kendrick Lamar, a longtime rival of Drake. Drake, who has served as the Raptors’ global ambassador since 2013, previously had a close relationship with DeRozan, even referring to him as a “brother” in a 2018 Instagram post following DeRozan’s trade to the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>“If I’m gonna speak candidly, I thought that was selfish of Drake,” Williams said on the show.</p><p>He elaborated, stating that Drake, along with the entire country of Canada and the city of Toronto, is well aware of DeRozan’s significant contributions to both the Raptors and the community.</p><p>“It goes way bigger than his personal relationship with Drake. It goes way bigger than his personal relationship with Kendrick Lamar,” Williams continued. “So, for Drake to say if you put up a banner and I’ll personally pull it down is like… is it just about you or is it about the Toronto Raptors?”</p><h2><b>DeMar DeRozan’s Raptors legacy sparks jersey retirement debate amid Drake feud</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DeMar-DeRozan-10-checks-his-jersey-during-a-break-in-the-action-against-the-Washington-Wizards.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DeRozan, who spent nine seasons in Toronto, left an indelible mark on the Raptors franchise. He led the team to its first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in the 2015-16 season, where they ultimately fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his last season with the Raptors in 2017-18, DeRozan helped the team secure a franchise-record 59 wins before being traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raptors-news-demar-derozan-keeps-door-open-potential-return">Spurs in a blockbuster deal that brought Kawhi Leonard</a> to Toronto. That trade ultimately helped the Raptors capture their first NBA championship in 2019.</p><p>During his tenure, DeRozan amassed 13,296 points, making him the Raptors’ all-time leading scorer. He also earned four All-Star selections and two All-NBA honors, solidifying his legacy in Toronto. Many fans and analysts have since advocated for the Raptors to retire DeRozan’s jersey in acknowledgment of his contributions to the team’s growth and success.</p><p>Drake’s comments have sparked mixed reactions from fans and basketball figures like Lou Williams, arguing that DeMar DeRozan’s contributions to the Raptors go beyond personal relationships. For Williams, the impact DeRozan had on the Raptors and Canadian basketball culture outweighs any personal issues between him and Drake, making a potential jersey retirement a fitting tribute.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams backs DeMar DeRozan in beef vs. ‘selfish’ Drake

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-kevin-durant-transcendent-goat-admission-lou-williams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Kevin Durant draws ‘transcendent’ GOAT admission from Lou Williams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kevin-Durant-draws-transcendent-GOAT-admission-from-Lou-Williams.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Kevin Durant draws ‘transcendent’ GOAT admission from Lou Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T11:08:49-07:00">October 3rd, 11:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T11:08:50-07:00">October 3rd, 11:08am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-owner-mat-ishbia-drops-delusional-rant-on-phoenixs-roster">The Phoenix Suns feel like</a> they have one of the best rosters in the NBA heading into the 2024-25 season despite their best player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-magic-johnson-special-birthday-message-kevin-durant">Kevin Durant recently turning 36 years old</a>. Durant proved during the Olympics in Paris this summer that he still has a lot left in the tank, but it’s unclear how the Suns have made any significant progress since their first round sweep at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves last spring.</p><p>Still, there’s no disputing the greatness that Durant has displayed throughout his career. One person who had an up close look at Durant’s talents during the 2019 playoffs was then Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams, who recently took to the Big Podcast with Shaq to discuss <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1841888047161340103" rel="noopener">why he thinks</a> Durant belongs in the GOAT discussion.</p><p>“I think so, Kevin Durant is a transcendent talent bro, we’ve never seen anybody like KD,” said Williams.</p><p>Williams then went on to explain why he felt that Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors in 2016 may have tainted his basketball legacy.</p><p>“The timing was bad when he went to Golden State,” said Williams. “I think any other year in his career, he goes there, it’s not looked at as that particular thing.”</p><p>Durant’s move to the Warriors was indeed a highly controversial decision that many fans felt ruined the competitive balance in the NBA for the ensuing three years.</p><h2><b>Can the Suns compete in 2024?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Durant-at-practice.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While there weren’t a whole lot of changes to the roster, the Suns did scapegoat head coach Frank Vogel for their struggles this offseason and brought in new head coach Mike Budenholzer, who won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 season.</p><p>Theoretically, guard Devin Booker should be in the heart of his prime currently as he enters year ten in the league, and Bradley Beal, when he’s healthy, can still put the ball in the basket at an elite level.</p><p>However, the Suns’ supporting cast still objectively leaves quite a bit to be desired. While Tyus Jones is a solid point guard, it’s unclear whether he could be the starting guard on a championship level team, which the Suns consider themselves to be.</p><p>Meanwhile, Jusif Nurkic did not have a great time trying to content with the Timberwolves’ big men in the playoffs last year.</p><p>In any case, Phoenix is set to get its season underway vs the Los Angeles Clippers on October 23 on the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Kevin Durant draws ‘transcendent’ GOAT admission from Lou Williams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-lou-williams-wonders-conspiracy-theory-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams wonders about ‘conspiracy theory’ against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Celtics-news-Lou-Williams-wonders-about-conspiracy-theory-against-Jayson-Tatum-Jaylen-Brown.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams wonders about ‘conspiracy theory’ against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-20T09:07:49-07:00">August 20th, 9:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-20T09:07:49-07:00">August 20th, 9:07am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics always seem to have some sort of drama surrounding them, and that’s remained true this offseason, even though they managed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-biggest-key-championship-hump-2024">win the 2024 NBA Finals</a>. If you ask Lou Williams, he thinks there’s something fishy going on with the NBA as a whole when it comes to their treatment of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-star-jayson-tatum-one-jaylen-brown-regret-per-insider">Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>.</p><p>Tatum and Brown have turned themselves into one of the top duos in the NBA during their time together on the Celtics, and yet, it seems like everyone around the league has been trying to break them up for years. Williams points to Brown’s exclusion from Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Steve Kerr opting to hold Tatum out of full games during the Olympics as the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-scmf2RqSP/" rel="noopener">two latest examples that support his case</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-scmf2RqSP/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-scmf2RqSP/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Sideline Sources (@sidelinesources)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Is Lou Williams’ Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown take accurate?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jayson-Tatum-and-Jaylen-Brown.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Prior to their title win in 2024, Tatum and Brown had seen tons of rumors swirl about their partnership in Boston. Brown in particular was subjected to his fair share of trade rumors, while folks openly wondered whether or not Tatum was the superstar he was believed to be. Still, they managed to overcome all the chatter about them and win a title.</p><p>You’d figure that would have stopped all the hubbub surrounding them, but it hasn’t. Brown wasn’t happy to be left off Team USA’s roster, and folks everywhere have been bashing Kerr for not playing Tatum much during the Olympics. Both guys have managed to brush off these issues, but it feels like the narrative surrounding everyone trying to split these guys up is still hanging around them.</p><p>Williams certainly believes that’s the case, as he noted how superstar duos prior to Tatum and Brown haven’t been treated in a similar way. Maybe people are simply worried about them running the league for the next few years, but regardless, the storylines surrounding their time with the Celtics has certainly been confusing.</p><p>Whatever the case may be, you can bet Tatum and Brown are both going to be extremely motivated entering the 2024-25 campaign, even though they just won their first championship together. And if these narratives surrounding them persist, it could end up being bad news for the rest of the league, as these two are already good enough without people doubting them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lou Williams wonders about ‘conspiracy theory’ against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nuggets-news-why-nikola-jokic-isnt-the-best-center-ever-per-lou-williams');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic isn’t the best center ever, per Lou Williams');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Why-Nikola-Jokic-isnt-the-best-center-ever-per-Lou-Williams.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic isn’t the best center ever, per Lou Williams</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-23T17:41:58-07:00">April 23rd, 5:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-23T18:02:25-07:00">April 23rd, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football, and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Nikola Jokic won his first title last year, many were placing him in the greatest center conversation. After all, he does have two MVP awards in addition to his championship ring. While some are convinced that the Denver Nuggets star could already be the best five-man of all time, Lou Williams isn’t one of them. On a recent episode of the Run It Back show by FanDuel TV, the three-time Sixth Man of the Year revealed who <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1782891122462773347" rel="noopener">he thinks is the greatest</a> center to ever play.</p><p>“Is he (Jokic) the best center of all time?” co-host Michelle Beadle asked Williams and Chandler Parsons.</p><p>“I still live in a world where Shaquille O’Neal is the best center I’ve ever seen,” Williams replied. “Period — there’s no science to that.”</p><p>The former NBA vet also explained what it would take for him to consider Jokic as such.</p><p>“You know the day that I see Nikola Jokic break a backboard, I mean…” Williams added, chuckling.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I still live in a world where Shaquille O'Neal is the best center I've ever seen, period. It's no science to that."</p><p>Lou Williams talks about where Nikola Jokic ranks in the list of all-time great centers 👀</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>) <a href="https://t.co/gLz8e5F4fp">pic.twitter.com/gLz8e5F4fp</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1782891122462773347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s understandable why Williams would choose O’Neal. Besides the ability to destroy backboards, Shaq’s accolades alone already give him a strong case in the greatest center convo.</p><h2>Why many people bring up Nikola Jokic in the said conversation</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Anthony-Davis-and-Rui-Hachimura-defend-Nikola-Jokic.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Nevertheless, one could argue that Jokic is headed in that direction too — without the whole backboard thing of course. The Serbian big man is 29 years of age, so he still has a good amount of years to further strengthen his resume before Father Time starts becoming a nuisance. And looking at the way Jokic plays, it’s difficult to dispute those who already consider him as the best five in the game.</p><p>With an all-around skillset that’s consistently resulted in stellar numbers, Jokic’s fundamentally sound play has made him one of the most unstoppable stars of today. He can score, pass, crash the boards and put the ball on the floor.</p><p>Leave him alone with a defender and it’s an easy basket. Send a double and his court vision will result in an assist. Put the ball in his hands during the dying seconds of a possession and his unorthodox jumper will somehow bail the team out.</p><p>The Nuggets offense runs through Jokic. Whenever he demands the ball, his teammates will give it to him, cause they know good things will always happen when the Serbian decides to make a play.</p><p>And speaking of Denver, they are hands down, a contender once again. On a quest for back-to-back titles, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-photo-jamal-murray-game-winner-over-anthony-davis-masterpiece">the Nuggets currently</a> hold a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Their most recent game was a victory that resulted from a 20-point comeback.</p><p>Throughout those two games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-michael-malones-instant-reaction-jamal-murray-buzzer-beater-20-point-game-2-comeback-lakers">Nikola Jokic has</a> averaged 29.5 points, 16 rebounds and 8.5 assists a game. The Lakers haven’t found a solution to the big man yet, and the same is expected to happen when Game 3 ensues this Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic isn’t the best center ever, per Lou Williams

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-lou-williams-viral-kelly-oubre-outburst-with-draymond-green-truth-bomb');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lou Williams hits 76ers’ viral Kelly Oubre outburst with Draymond Green truth bomb');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/76ers-news-Lou-Williams-hits-viral-Kelly-Oubre-outburst-with-Draymond-Green-truth-bom.jpg"></figure><h1>Lou Williams hits 76ers’ viral Kelly Oubre outburst with Draymond Green truth bomb</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-28T18:47:12-07:00">March 28th, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-28T18:47:12-07:00">March 28th, 6:47pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday evening, Kelly Oubre and the Philadelphia 76ers took a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers despite leading most of the way and holding Los Angeles star Kawhi Leonard in check for the majority of the evening. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-fans-outraged-after-referees-admit-paul-george-mistake-that-doomed-sixers" rel="noopener">Unfortunately for Philadelphia</a>, Leonard caught fire in the final moments of the game, and a last second <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-kelly-oubre-jr-sound-off-frustrations-refs-loss-clippers" rel="noopener">attempt from Oubre</a>, driving to the basket against Paul George, came up empty.</p><p>Despite replay review showing Oubre wouldn’t have gotten the ball off in time, and that George didn’t commit much of a foul anyway, that didn’t stop Oubre from going up to each of the game’s officials right after the buzzer and directing an expletive-laced rant in the direction of their faces, a clip that quickly went viral online.</p><p>On Thursday, former 76ers guard Lou Williams took to FanDuel’s <i>Run it Back</i> podcast with Chandler Parsons and Michelle Beadle to drop an interesting perspective on the fallout–or lack thereof–from Oubre’s outburst, referencing Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green in the process.</p><p>“So Kelly Oubre doesn’t have a history of this type of thing right? If this is Draymond Green, the world blows up today… This is $25,000 per b*tch without a doubt,” said Williams, per ClutchPoints on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><h2>Context matters in these situations</h2><p>It is likely that if Draymond Green did the same thing that Oubre did in that situation, there probably would have been more of a fallout. Funnily enough, Green did pretty much exactly that during the Warriors’ win over the Orlando Magic just hours before the 76ers’ loss, cursing out an official repeatedly and earning himself an ejection from that contest, one that made some fans (ESPN’s Jay Williams) curious if Stephen Curry lacked the leadership skills to keep 34 year-old Green’s emotions in check.</p><p>It’s very likely that <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1773358885006372897" rel="noopener">if Oubre had</a> gone on his rant during the course of the game, and not during its conclusion, that he would have found himself in the exact situation that Green did.</p><p>But even so, to Lou Williams’ point, there are double standards for Draymond Green because he has created them throughout the course of his Hall of Fame, but controversial, career. Green’s antics go far back, including to the 2016 NBA playoffs, in which he kicked Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams in the land down under during the Western Conference Finals, and then earned himself an ejection by tripping LeBron James during the NBA Finals.</p><p>In the eight years since, Green has done nothing to help shore up his reputation as a loose cannon on the court. Earlier this year, Green was suspended for several weeks after taking a cheap shot at Phoenix Suns’ big man Jusuf Nurkic. Meanwhile, the biggest incident of Oubre’s career was a shove he took at Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk back during the 2017 playoffs, which was a direct relation to a dirty screen that Olynyk had set.</p><p>The point being, yes, context matters in these situations.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.3	1.6	1.9	0.1	0.5

2021-22 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.3	1.6	1.9	0.1	0.5

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