<!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', '/ranking-best-robert-williams-iii-trade-destinations-as-blazers-struggle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ranking best Robert Williams III trade destinations as Blazers struggle');   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/Ranking-best-Robert-Williams-III-trade-destinations-as-Blazers-struggle.jpg"></figure><h1>Ranking best Robert Williams III trade destinations as Blazers struggle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T08:10:18-08:00">December 13th, 8:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T08:10:18-08:00">December 13th, 8:10am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season is shaping up to be another lost one for the Portland Trail Blazers, and for the fourth consecutive year, they are expected to finish at or near the bottom of the Western Conference standings — which would give them another prospect to build around in their rebuild. To that end, it is expected that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-3-key-blazers-drawing-trade-interest">Blazers will play a prominent part</a> in this year’s trade deadline — with Robert Williams III expected to be shopped around the league.</p><p>Williams has two years left on his deal <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/26993/robert-williams-iii" rel="noopener">worth $25.7 million</a>, which makes him quite a bargain for the quality of his production. But as the old adage goes, the best ability is availability, and the 27-year-old center simply hasn’t been able to shake off the injury bug in recent seasons. He missed all but six games of the 2023-24 season with a major knee injury, and upon his return this season, he’s dealt with load management and a concussion — with the latter keeping him out of action at the moment.</p><p>That is the biggest question mark surrounding Williams, although given his upside, there might be a few teams out there that’s willing to take on him in hopes that his injury luck will take a turn for the better soon.</p><h2>3. Houston Rockets</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Fred-Van-Vleet-Sengun-Green-Rockets.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There may be bigger fish for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-perfect-jimmy-butler-trade-offer-amid-heat-rumors">Rockets to fry on the trade market</a>; they have been linked with stars such as Kevin Durant and Jimmy Butler since the offseason in the aftermath of re-acquiring their first-round picks, and it makes sense for Houston to up their championship equity with a bold win-now move considering how good their young core already is.</p><p>But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-gm-pours-cold-water-on-jimmy-butler-trade-rumors">Rockets general manager Rafael Stone</a> has been adamant about maintaining the team’s continuity, and rightfully so. They have a 17-8 record, which is good for second in the West at the moment, and the worst thing to do in this situation may be to cut roster-building corners. There is plenty of risk in such a maneuver, especially in a trade for Butler, who is already 35 years of age and has been injury-prone over the past few years.</p><p>However, this doesn’t mean that the Rockets simply must do nothing to improve the roster. Young teams are rarely this good, and there may be an opportunity to round out the roster without gutting the team’s core pieces. And with that, Robert Williams III could be a worthwhile trade target for Houston.</p><p>Backup center has been a bit of a pain point for the Rockets this season; Steven Adams isn’t back to his old form, and Jock Landale, while he has his merits, isn’t the kind of center that’s suited for playoff basketball. Houston has been going small whenever Alperen Sengun needs to rest, with Jabari Smith Jr. mainly filling the role of backup center.</p><p>With Williams, the Rockets can up the quality of their defense even further; the defense of bench units with Williams, Amen Thompson, and Tari Eason will be a nightmare to deal with. And with his salary of $12.4 million, the Rockets only need to build a trade offer around Adams — greasing the wheels even further.</p><h2><b>2. Indiana Pacers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Myles-Turner-after-a-made-basket.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Defense has long been a weak spot for the Pacers. This season is no different. At present, they <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/defense?dir=D&amp;sort=DEF_RATING" rel="noopener">rank 24th</a> in defensive rating, allowing 116.0 points per 100 possessions. For a team with contending aspirations, this simply will not cut it, especially when their offense hasn’t yet clicked this season.</p><p>The problem is that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-what-pacers-seeking-trade-market">Pacers have non-existent big-man depth</a>. They are literally relying on Obi Toppin to function as the backup center, and that is simply a recipe for defensive disaster. Isaiah Jackson is out for the season, making it an urgent need for Indiana to address their frontcourt woes.</p><p>It will be hard for the Pacers to match salaries to bring in Robert Williams III, however. They will have to give up Jarace Walker in such a trade, and giving up on Walker, the eighth overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, at this point feels a bit too early. Figuring out the risk-reward calculus will be the Pacers’ M.O. for the next few or so weeks.</p><h2><b>1. Los Angeles Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Anthony-Davis-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Lakers’ passiveness has run its course. Despite their promising start, the Lakers have been realizing that their current roster won’t be getting them anywhere far. And for a team with LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the way, this simply cannot be the case.</p><p>They have a ton of needs to address. They need a better secondary ballhandler/shot-creator than D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves and they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/6-trades-lakers-must-consider-before-season-slips-away">need a defensive stopper as well</a>. But it might be easier for the Purple and Gold to address the team’s biggest weakness — defense — by adding a big man that could come at a discount in Robert Williams III thanks to his injury history.</p><p>Jarred Vanderbilt, a man as frequently seen on the court as Bigfoot himself, could be the main piece going to the Blazers in a Williams trade, with Jalen Hood-Schifino also being given an opportunity to play for a rebuilding team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ranking best Robert Williams III trade destinations as Blazers struggle

<!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', '/blazers-news-jerami-grant-robert-williams-iii-exit-grizzlies-game-with-concerning-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III exit Grizzlies game with concerning injuries');   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/Blazers-news-Jerami-Grant-Robert-Williams-III-exit-Grizzlies-game-with-concerning-injuries.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III exit Grizzlies game with concerning injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-25T20:24:52-08:00">November 25th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T20:24:52-08:00">November 25th, 8:24pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-nearing-return-upgraded-injury-report-blazers">injury luck of a few teams</a> may be beginning to turn, but the Portland Trail Blazers are yet to experience a positive development in this regard. They entered their 123-98 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night already down five players in Deandre Ayton, Donovan Clingan, Scoot Henderson, Kris Murray, and Matisse Thybulle, but things somehow found a way to go from bad to worse.</p><p>The Blazers not only lost the battle but also lost the war of attrition on Monday night as they saw two starters of theirs, Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III, go down with injuries on the night. Grant sustained a blow to his left knee and <a href="https://x.com/trailblazers/status/1861244126257115538" rel="noopener">did not return</a> after exiting at the 9:58 mark of the third quarter, while Williams, who has been been pressed into starting duties with injuries to Ayton and Clingan, was not able to suit up for Portland after the halftime intermission as he <a href="https://x.com/trailblazers/status/1861245673934299278" rel="noopener">underwent concussion protocol</a>.</p><p>Both Grant and Williams have considerable injury histories, so it’s no surprise to see the Blazers err on the side of caution especially when the Grizzlies began to run away with the game in the middle of the third quarter. The injury bug continues to plague Portland, and at this point, a multi-game absence is likely for those two since the Blazers aren’t competing for anything other than lottery balls.</p><p>Grant has missed 82 games over the past four seasons, although he last dealt with a knee injury back in 2021. Meanwhile, Williams’ situation is more concerning. The B<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-gets-updated-timeline-after-injury">lazers center played in just six games</a> last season after undergoing knee surgery, and entering concussion protocol only serves to halt the momentum he’s been building throughout his impressive 2024-25 season thus far.</p><h2><b>How do Blazers proceed amid injuries to Jerami Grant and Robert Williams III?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Blazers-forward-Jerami-Grant-9-shoots.jpg"></figure><p>The injury to Robert Williams III further depletes an already-decimated Blazers frontcourt. It’s not quite clear when Deandre Ayton will be returning from a finger injury, while Donovan Clingan sustained a left knee sprain, putting his future playing status in considerable doubt. If Williams were to miss a few games, the Blazers will have to rely on Duop Reath and Jabari Walker to fill the majority of minutes at the five.</p><p>Meanwhile, the silver lining for the Blazers if Jerami Grant’s knee ends up bothering him enough to keep him out for multiple games is that they have a few players capable of filling in for him. Deni Avdija should assume a larger role, while Dalano Banton and Rayan Rupert should also feature more prominently in the rotation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Jerami Grant, Robert Williams III exit Grizzlies game with concerning injuries

<!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', '/nba-rumors-trail-blazers-trade-outlook-deandre-ayton-robert-williams-iii-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Blazers’ trade outlook on Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams III gets update');   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/NBA-rumors-Blazers-trade-outlook-on-Deandre-Ayton-Robert-Williams-III-gets-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Blazers’ trade outlook on Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams III gets update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-24T12:23:41-08:00">November 24th, 12:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T14:50:23-08:00">November 25th, 2:50pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers seemed to still be in the middle of rebuilding their team, but they have some good, young talent on the team that is developing well. The center position is one area where they have a lot of talent, and with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-donovan-clingan-makes-first-nba-bucket-powerful-move-warriors">rise of Donovan Clingan</a>, the other two centers – Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III – may lead to a trade.</p><p>One of the questions asked is if Ayton will be the one that the Trail Blazers would be <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-from-the-c5f?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=152086116&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">willing to trade</a> instead of Williams, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“The natural presumption is <i>yes</i> given how well Williams has played since finally being activated, but Portland’s challenge would obviously be contractual,” Stein wrote.</p><p>“Ayton is earning $34 million this season and is owed $35.6 million next season in the final year of the contract he originally received thanks to a four-year, $133 million offer sheet from Indiana that was matched by Phoenix,” Stein continued. “Williams, despite his injury history, possesses a much more trade-friendly contract with only next season’s $13.3 million owed after this season’s $12.4 million.”</p><p>Out of the three centers, Ayton may be the one that has been the most underwhelming, but due to his contract, the Trail Blazers may not have a choice but to keep him.</p><h2>Donovan Clingan making early impact with Trail Blazers</h2><p>Donovan Clingan has been a great pick for the Trail Blazers, and it’s mostly for what he’s been able to do on defense. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-donovan-clingan-portland-feat-not-seen-since-bill-walton">recently surpassed one of Bill Walton’s records</a>, recording a block in 16 straight games as a rookie. Walton once held the record for 15 straight games in the 1974-75 season.</p><p>Clingan seems to be the center of the future for the Trail Blazers, and with his early impact on the court, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he got more minutes on the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Blazers’ trade outlook on Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams III gets update

<!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', '/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-gets-updated-timeline-after-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Robert Williams III gets updated timeline after injury');   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/Robert-Williams-III-gets-updated-timeline-after-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Robert Williams III gets updated timeline after injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T14:29:59-07:00">October 4th, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T14:31:20-07:00">October 4th, 2:31pm</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>Ever since Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Blazers in 2023, he’s experienced one setback after another. After a right knee ligament tear required season-ending surgery in November, he looked forward to fully recovering before training camp. At the beginning of Blazers training camp, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-opens-up-difficult-road-back-injury">Williams III opened up about his road to recovery</a>. Then came yet another setback in the form of a grade 1 hamstring, per Blazers PR.</p><p>“The Trail Blazers have announced that Robert Williams III experienced a grade 1 hamstring strain during training camp this week. He is expected to miss two weeks,” the Blazers announced.</p><p>Williams III underwent two surgeries on his left knee with the Celtics and only played 50 or more games twice in five seasons. After the healthiest offseason of his NBA career, Williams III and Malcolm Brogdon were traded to the Blazers for Jrue Holiday, a 2024 first-round pick via the Golden State Warriors, and a 2029 unprotected first-round pick.</p><h2><b>Robert Williams III opens up about difficult road back from injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Trail-Blazers-center-Robert-Williams-III.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Blazers center Robert Williams III will miss up to two weeks with a grade 1 left hamstring strain. After missing 76 games in 2023-24, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-blazers-center-very-tradable-not-deandre-ayton">Williams III was mentioned in NBA trade rumors</a> toward the end of the offseason. Still, the disappointing setback prolongs Robert’s return, which <a href="https://x.com/highkin/status/1840817497114886553" rel="noopener">he looked forward to</a> at the beginning of training camp, per Blazers insider Sean Highkin’s X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I’m in a great space right now. It’s been a long seven months. A long fight back,” Williams III said. “I’m ready to get back on the court, man. You see me smiling. There was a point when I couldn’t walk.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Robert Williams III gets updated timeline after injury

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He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers are in Year Two of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillard-trade-blazers-suns">post-Damian Lillard era, having traded the star</a> to the Milwaukee Bucks and giving him his best chance to win an NBA championship, a reward for his years of service to the Blazers. Part of this new-look Blazers is the former Phoenix Suns big man DeAndre Ayton, traded in the Lillard deal, and Robert Williams III, formerly of the Boston Celtics, traded for Jrue Holiday. However, Williams played only six games for Portland due to a knee injury, and he opened up to reporters on Blazers Media Day on his road to recovery.</p><p>“I’m in a great space right now,” the big man also known as Timelord said, via <a href="https://x.com/highkin/status/1840817497114886553" rel="noopener">a post</a> from Blazers beat reporter Sean Highkin on X, formerly Twitter. “It’s been <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/blazers-robert-williams-knee-surgery" rel="noopener">a long seven months</a>. A long fight back. I’m ready to get back on the court, man. You see me smiling. There was a point when I couldn’t walk.”</p><h2><b>New beginnings for the Blazers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Robert-Williams-III-posing-for-a-photo.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Just before the 2024 NBA Draft, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-blazers-trade-malcolm-brogdon-wizards-deni-avdija">Blazers also landed Deni Avdija</a> from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon. This addition gives the team a starting-caliber player whose length could cover for Shaedon Sharpe and Anfernee Simons on defense and who could help put Jerami Grant in scoring positions.</p><p>Meanwhile, DeAndre Ayton played only 55 games for the Blazers last season, but he remains their best offensive option at the center position. While he averaged only 16.7 points and 11.1 rebounds in his first season with his new team, there’s no one else on the roster that could give the same production.</p><p>The Blazers might entertain the idea of trading Ayton, since they’d rather develop players like Scoot Henderson than try to win games, but the market for him might be cold.</p><p>His sizable contract and underwhelming postseason performances for the Suns might scare contenders away from dealing for him.</p><p>However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-blazers-robert-williams-iii-drawing-trade-attention-amid-season-ending-injury">Blazers might trade Robert Williams III</a>, despite his injury history, given his comparably small contract and that defensive big men like Anthony Davis are in short supply around the league.</p><p>Additionally, teams like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-jerami-grant-blazers-trade-pursuit-has-obstacles">Lakers have wanted Jerami Grant</a> for a few seasons, but they would have to give up much in terms of salaries and contracts to get him.</p><p>Robert Williams III’s injury recovery isn’t the only story of Blazers Media Day, so fans should watch for any further developments as training camp begins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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