<!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>

Blazers’ Robert Williams III opens up about difficult road back from injury

<!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-must-pursue-malcolm-brogdon-trade-adding-robert-williams-iii-too-risky');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets must pursue Malcolm Brogdon trade, but adding Robert Williams III is too risky');   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/2024/01/Rockets_must_pursue_Malcolm_Brogdon_trade_but_adding_Robert_Williams_III_is_too_risky.webp"></figure><h1>Rockets must pursue Malcolm Brogdon trade, but adding Robert Williams III is too risky</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-26T21:37:13-08:00">January 26th, 9:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-26T21:42:29-08:00">January 26th, 9:42pm</time><address><a>Jeremy Gretzer</a>Jeremy Gretzer joins ClutchPoints with a unique blend of experience in both the performing arts and sports journalism. A Houston native, Jeremy is happy to receive the opportunity as a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Rockets. During his tenure at Back Sports Page, he honed his skills in sports writing, social media, and reporting, gaining valuable experience and having the opportunity to interact with notable figures from the NBA during media day, various charity, and pro camps events. His approach is analytical yet accessible, ensuring dedicated fans and casual readers alike can appreciate his insights.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets desperately need bench depth in order to make a successful postseason push. Two games under .500 and a game underneath the 10th seed in the Western Conference, moves need to be made for the Rockets, as they have been 5-8 in the month of January.</p><p>Since an ugly loss to the Portland Trailblazers on Wednesday, news <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/how-the-rockets-can-utilize-victor-oladipos-9-4-million-contract" rel="noopener">has been circling</a> around the Rockets regarding Blazers veteran Malcolm Brogdon. Other teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks could also be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-rockets-lakers-knicks-malcolm-brogdon-trade-suitors" rel="noopener">possible suitors</a> for the reigning Sixth Man of the Year.</p><p>In addition to Brogdon, Houston has also considered adding Robert Williams III to the trade package in order to fill the gaping hole that is the team’s lack of center depth. Here is why adding Williams to the package might be bad for Houston.</p><h2><b>Analyzing Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III’s fit with Rockets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blazers-news-Portland_s-Damian-Lillard-trade-haul-after-dealing-Jrue-Holiday-to-Celtics.jpg"></figure><p>On paper, the Rockets bringing in Brogdon and Williams is a match made in heaven. Why not kill two birds with one stone? For starters, both are familiar with the Boston Celtics coaching staff and front office. Brogdon, in particular, is a perfect backup combo guard to complement any team. In 35 games, Brogdon is averaging 15.7 points and 5.3 assists including a solid 42.2% from deep. Providing reliable scoring, passing and defense, the 31-year old would be a great addition to the Rockets struggling bench.</p><p>Williams is quite familiar with coach Ime Udoka, having played for him in Boston during the Celtics’ 2022 NBA Finals run. He was especially integral to Boston’s defense, cementing himself as a true difference-maker in the playoffs. That was also Williams’ best regular season, averaging 10 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. His defense in the paint will certainly provide more versatility and take some of the slack from Alperen Sengun and the Rockets undersized forwards.</p><h2><b>Injury prone</b></h2><p>The problem? The injury history between the two. Brogdon’s injury history dates back to his sophomore season. On average, Brogdon’s appeared in 54.1 games since his second year in the league, including two shortened 72-game seasons from in 2019-20 and 202-21.</p><p>While it’s not a huge risk acquiring Brogdon, adding Williams in the deal would make it much more fraught.</p><p>Currently, Williams is <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/blazers-robert-williams-knee-surgery">out for the season</a> with a torn ligament in his knee after playing just six games. Injury issues have been rampant ever since he stepped foot on an NBA court. In just his sixth NBA season at age 26, Williams has yet to play more than 61 games. Including this season, Williams averages just around 35 games. Theoretically, trading for him wouldn’t make any impact this season, but he could be a solid weapon in the following years if healthy.</p><h2><b>Financial implications for the Rockets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rockets-3-major-offseason-fixes-Houston-must-make-to-reach-2024-NBA-Playoffs.jpg"></figure><p>That’s if Williams is able to keep himself on the court, of course. Right now, injuries outweigh the talent, and he is under contract through 2025-2026 making a total of $48 million. Having his payroll on the roster could prove costly when Houston is trying to bring in depth elsewhere.</p><p>It’s just too much of a gamble adding Williams along with the 2015 Rookie of the Year, who already has an injury history of his own. With Brogdon making $22.5 million in 2023-2024 and 2024-25 , the two combined would account for $34 million on this season’s payroll alone.</p><p>This would be a different story if Williams was available. With Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks’ combined salary of $63.4 million this year, having four players—one of them unplayable and neither of them being franchise players—combine to make nearly $100 million is a recipe for disaster, especially when you need to start looking to extend your main core.</p><p>Keep in mind, this isn’t saying that Williams’ fit on the Rockets won’t work. It certainly could, but only if he is fully healthy. Nevertheless, he hasn’t proved his reliability on the court. If Houston pulls off this trade, it will haunt their future depth moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets must pursue Malcolm Brogdon trade, but adding Robert Williams III is too risky

<!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-blazers-robert-williams-iii-drawing-trade-attention-amid-season-ending-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Blazers’ Robert Williams III drawing trade attention amid season-ending 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/2024/01/Blazers__Robert_Williams_III_drawing_trade_attention_amid_season-ending_injury.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Blazers’ Robert Williams III drawing trade attention amid season-ending injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-23T12:51:51-08:00">January 23rd, 12:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-23T12:51:51-08:00">January 23rd, 12:51pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Boston Celtics and current Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III won’t play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-season-ending-knee-surgery">another game this season</a>, but that doesn’t mean he’s off the trading block ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline.</p><p>The 26-year-old big man played just six games for the Blazers before injuring his right knee and undergoing season-ending surgery. The year prior, Williams was with the Boston Celtics and missed a large chunk of the 2022-23 season due to a left knee injury.</p><p>Despite all his health issues, the 6-foot-9 center is <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zhEKLJHgWrsoM35nurhJu">reportedly garnering interest</a> from other teams ahead of the February 9th trade deadline, per NBA insider Chris Haynes.</p><p>“There are some teams that are pondering making a move for Robert Williams,” Haynes revealed on his This League podcast. “I know Robert Williams is out for the season, had another surgery on his right knee, but teams feel like he would be somebody that could get on the cheap right now and allow him to continue recovering, continue rehabbing, in hopes that next season, he can blossom back into the Robert Williams that we’ve seen when he was playing at a high level with the Boston Celtics.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-celtics-blazers-jrue-holiday-blockbuster-trade">The Celtics dealt Williams</a>, two future first-round picks, and reigning Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon late in the offseason in exchange for two-time All-Star Jrue Holiday. Although Williams was a force in the paint for Boston, the C’s have greatly benefitted from the addition of Holiday. They’re currently in first place in the Eastern Conference with a league-best 34-10 record.</p><p>As for the Blazers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-anfernee-simons-scoot-henderson-injury-updates-vs-lakers">things aren’t going as smoothly</a>. Williams isn’t the only Portland player who’s missed a lot of time, as Brogdon, guard Anfernee Simons, center Deandre Ayton, and rookie Scoot Henderson have all missed at least nine games. The Blazers are a lowly 12-30 overall and in the basement of the Western Conference.</p><p>However, expectations weren’t exactly sky-high for the Blazers, especially after trading seven-time All-Star Damian Lillard to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillard-breaks-down-reason-monster-45-point-game-pistons">the Milwaukee Bucks</a>. Instead, Portland is hoping to build around some of its young talent and stay active at the deadline.</p><p>“The Blazers will be very open [to trade]. That’s not up for debate,” Haynes said. “If they get the right deal in place, they will be open … Robert Williams is somebody that is definitely available.”</p><p>Before his untimely injury, Williams was averaging 6.8 points, 1.2 steals, 1.2 blocks, and 6.3 rebounds in 19.8 minutes per game. Although it’s a small sample size, the Louisiana native has shown he can thrive when healthy. Perhaps that’ll be enough for another team to take a chance on Williams at the deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Blazers’ Robert Williams III drawing trade attention amid season-ending injury

<!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-season-ending-knee-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers’ Robert Williams III to undergo season-ending knee surgery');   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/2023/11/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-to-undergo-season-ending-knee-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers’ Robert Williams III to undergo season-ending knee surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-10T09:26:32-08:00">November 10th, 9:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-10T09:40:30-08:00">November 10th, 9:40am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III suffered a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-knee-injury-surgery" rel="noopener">right knee injury</a> recently that was thought to require surgery. Now, it has become clear that Williams will need <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1723026282663870923?s=20" rel="noopener">major right knee surgery</a> to address kneecap and ligament damage that will end his season early, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Robert Williams III required to undergo season-ending knee surgery, per <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wojespn</a>.</p><p>Prayers up 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/zEPAx4l5Rr">pic.twitter.com/zEPAx4l5Rr</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1723026769739964537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Discussions between Williams, his agent, and doctors had been ongoing the last couple of days in order to fully understand how major this right knee injury was. Upon further conversations, Williams was advised to have his injury addressed in full, that way it does not linger and hamper him down the road.</p><p>The Blazers, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-celtics-blazers-jrue-holiday-blockbuster-trade" rel="noopener">acquired Williams</a> in an offseason trade expanding from their Damian Lillard blockbuster deal, is expected to make a full recovery upon having this knee surgery and should be ready for the start of the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Alongside Deandre Ayton, who the team also acquired this offseason, Williams helped form one of the better looking frontcourts in the entire league given both player’s rebounding and shot blocking abilities. Now, the Blazers are left thin on options outside of Ayton.</p><p>In six games with Portland, Williams had averaged 6.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.</p><p>Always known for his ability to block shots dating back to his time with the Celtics, Williams will once again face an uphill journey in terms of working his way back from injury. With Boston, the 26-year-old big man underwent a partial left knee meniscectomy in 2022 and missed the start of the 2022-23 season as a result. This is now two major knee injuries in a two-year span for Williams.</p><p>Named to the All-Defensive Second Team in 2022, Williams is under contract through the 2025-26 season with no opt out clauses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers’ Robert Williams III to undergo season-ending knee surgery

<!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-jaylen-brown-reaction-robert-williams-knee-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s heartbreaking reaction to Robert Williams’ knee surgery');   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/2023/11/celtics-news-jaylen-browns-heartbreaking-reaction-to-robert-williams-knee-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s heartbreaking reaction to Robert Williams’ knee surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-08T14:48:23-08:00">November 8th, 2:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-08T14:48:23-08:00">November 8th, 2:48pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics went all out this offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-celtics-blazers-jrue-holiday-blockbuster-trade">trading multiple key pieces</a> in order to gear up for the 2023-24 season. One of the major players dealt was center Robert Williams III, a high-flying big man sought after by numerous teams.</p><p>Just days before training camp, the C’s sent Williams to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a package for two-time All-Star Jrue Holiday. Although Portland doesn’t have high expectations this season, Williams was carving out a role for himself on the bench while averaging 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per outing.</p><p>Unfortunately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-robert-williams-game-3-injury-scare-vs-sixers">the injury issues</a> Williams has been dealing with his whole career are once again threatening his time in the league. Following a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, it was reported that the 26-year-old may need <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1721681819156742353?s=20">season-ending surgery</a> on his right knee, per NBA insider Shams Charania.</p><p>Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who was teammates with “Timelord” for five seasons, revealed that he was texting him a few days before the injury news. Once Brown found out, he dished on Williams’ time with the Celtics and how much <a href="https://twitter.com/RealBobManning/status/1722327119286415415">their relationship</a> means to him, per CLNS reporter Bobby Manning.</p><p>“Rob is strong, so I know he’ll be able to recover and work through it,” Brown stated. “When he was [in Boston], I definitely had a friend, had a brother. We were similar in mindsets. Didn’t say a lot, didn’t talk to a lot of people, but we understood each other. Rob was definitely somebody that I had a lot of respect for and was a great friend while he was here.”</p><p>Even though Williams has only played six games as a Blazer, he seemed to be developing his shot more than ever. The 2018 first-round pick is known for his defense, yet so far this season he’s connected on three out of his five shots from beyond 15 feet. In his last campaign with the Celtics, he only attempted four shots from beyond 15 feet all season, making just one in the process.</p><p>Whether or not Williams puts up another shot in the coming months remains to be seen, but hopefully, he’ll return to action sometime next year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s heartbreaking reaction to Robert Williams’ knee surgery

<!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', '/what-robert-williams-iii-injury-means-for-blazers');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Robert Williams III injury means for Blazers');   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/2023/11/what-robert-williams-iii-injury-means-for-blazers.jpg"></figure><h1>What Robert Williams III injury means for Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-06T18:12:07-08:00">November 6th, 6:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-06T18:12:07-08:00">November 6th, 6:12pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The injuries are starting to stack up for the Portland Trail Blazers early in the 2023-24 season. After losing star guard Anfernee Simons for 4-6 weeks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-anfernee-simons-thumb-surgery-4-to-6-weeks" rel="noopener">due to a torn thumb ligament</a>, and Scoot Henderson for an unknown timeframe to a sprained ankle, Blazers center Robert Williams III <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-robert-williams-iii-knee-injury-surgery" rel="noopener">will require surgery</a> after suffering a right knee injury on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>While knee injuries are unfortunately a common occurrence for Williams, his previous two surgeries were on his left knee. He underwent two procedures on his left knee last year after tearing his meniscus. He returned ahead of schedule from the initial surgery and played for the Boston Celtics in the playoffs. The second surgery came just before the Celtics opened training camp. Williams subsequently missed the first 29 games of the 2022-23 season.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Williams</b></h2><p>The most recent injury was suffered in the third quarter of the Trail Blazers loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, when Williams’ knee collided with Jaren Jackson Jr. His right kneecap reportedly shifted out of place, chipping a bone and damaging a ligament. Williams <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1721681819156742353?s=20" rel="noopener">has several different surgical options</a>, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Williams is reportedly <a href="https://theathletic.com/5037960/2023/11/06/trail-blazers-robert-williams-surgery/" rel="noopener">facing potential season-ending surgery</a> to repair bone and ligament damage to his kneecap. Alternately, he and doctors could also choose cleanup procedure with 2-to-3-month timetable.</p><p>Williams, acquired from the Celtics along with Malcom Brogdon in the Jrue Holiday trade, had been playing well for the Blazers. He’s averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in just under 20 minutes per night in his six games. Williams sat out the Blazers win over the Raptors last week, as the team had intended to sit him on the second night of back-to-backs.</p><h2>Who will be the backup center?</h2><p>So where do the Trail Blazers go from here? No matter which treatment option Williams and his team decide to pursue, he’ll be out for an extended period of time. While the Blazers do have multiple additional big men, none bring the experience and defensive effectiveness that Williams provides. Williams, along with starting center DeAndre Ayton, have both played solid defense and gobbled up defensive rebounds.</p><p>The most likely candidate to see extended run at backup center is Jabari Walker. Walker, a 6’9″ forward, was drafted in the second-round last year. He predominantly plays power forward but has stepped in at center when Blazers coach Chauncey Billups decides to go small. This season, Walker is averaging 13 minutes a night and puts up 5.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.</p><p>While he’s not the defensive presence Williams is, Walker does do some other things well. He can stretch the floor (despite his 0-5 3-point shooting night against the Grizzlies) and tends to be one of those ‘in the right place at the right time’ players.</p><p>Behind Walker, the Blazers don’t have many sustainable options. Moses Brown has the size but hasn’t yet demonstrated that he can be a consistent NBA-level player. Two-way player Duop Reath probably isn’t ready to contribute. But the Blazers may not have a choice, with their depth being tested this heavily so early in the season.</p><h2><b>Going forward</b></h2><p>Williams was expected to be a potential trade target for multiple contenders around the deadline. As the Blazers are in the first year of their rebuild, the thought of having Williams help set the culture for the young team before being flipped for a pick had to be enticing. Should Williams elect to have season-ending surgery, that option is off the table. If he decides to go with the cleanup option, he’s expected to be out until sometime in January or February. That would be enough time that he could be a trade target for a contender, though likely at reduced value for the Trail Blazers.</p><p>If Williams is out for the season, the Blazers could apply for a disabled-player exception. The exception would allow them to sign a free agent for the rest of the season. The exception rules that teams can sign a player for 50 percent of the disabled player’s salary or the amount of the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, whichever is less.</p><p>Williams’ salary this season is just under $11 million, while the NTMLE is $8.6 million. Should the Blazers decide to go that route, they would have roughly $5.5 million available to sign a replacement.</p><p>The Blazers next game is on Wednesday, when they take on the Sacramento Kings to kick off a three-game road trip.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Robert Williams III injury means for Blazers

<!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-knee-injury-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blazers hit with brutal Robert Williams III knee injury 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/2023/11/Blazers-news-Portland-hit-with-brutal-Robert-Williams-III-knee-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Blazers hit with brutal Robert Williams III knee injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-06T15:04:17-08:00">November 6th, 3:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-06T15:20:08-08:00">November 6th, 3:20pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers were able to do well for themselves after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillard-trade-blazers-suns" rel="noopener">trading Damian Lillard</a>, as they ended up with Malcolm Brogdon, Deandre Ayton, and Robert Williams III, among other assets. However, the Blazers have been hit hard by injuries early on this season and they will again have to navigate a major injury to one of their key players.</p><p>On Sunday night, Williams left Portland’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies early due to some sort of right knee injury. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the 26-year-old big man will <a href="https://x.com/wojespn/status/1721662344177086593?s=20" rel="noopener">require surgery</a>, as conversations between doctors and his agent are ongoing regarding the kind of procedure Williams will have.</p><p>At this time, there is no timeframe for when Williams will be able to return to the court, as no decision on the type of surgery has been made.</p><p>When he was a member of the Boston Celtics, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/robert-williams-knee-problems-surface-again-with-surgery-right-before-training-camp" rel="noopener">Williams underwent</a> a partial left knee meniscectomy in 2022 and missed the start of the 2022-23 season as a result. This new injury as a member of the Blazers is to Williams’ right knee.</p><p>In a total of six games since coming to Portland, none of which he’s started in, Williams has averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 65.4 percent from the floor. Known for his rim protecting abilities and quick bounce, Williams’ immediate future is looking very uncertain right now.</p><p>Signing a four-year, $48 million rookie scale extension in 2021, Williams is under contract with the Blazers through the 2025-26 season with no opt out options.</p><p>Further details on Williams’ injury will be provided at a later time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blazers hit with brutal Robert Williams III knee injury update

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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>The Portland Trail Blazers will have to wait on the preseason debut of center Robert Williams III. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-receives-hilarious-nsfw-compliment-from-portland-teammate" rel="noopener">Williams was traded</a> to the Blazers along with Malcolm Brogdon and multiple picks by the Boston Celtics in exchange for Jrue Holiday, whom the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blazers-news-scoot-henderson-epic-portland-pre-game-intro-paints-him-as-damian-lillards-rip-city-successor" rel="noopener">Blazers had acquired</a> in the Damian Lillard trade.</p><p>Recently, Blazers coach Chauncey Billups announced that Williams had suffered a “nasty collision” with Jerami Grant at practice in which the two players banged knees, causing Williams <a href="https://twitter.com/highkin/status/1712624420504904030" rel="noopener">to experience soreness</a>, per Sean Highkin. The injury will keep Williams out of the Blazers’ against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Williams has yet to make his Portland debut.</p><p>It’s understandable that the Blazers would be cautious with Robert Williams. The former Celtic has had a history of knee problems that kept him in and out of the Boston lineup during his tenure there.</p><p>Still, when he’s on the court, Williams can be a very solid rim protector and paint presence at the NBA level. Williams boasts a solid combination of size and athleticism that allows him to be a force on the offensive glass as well as a finisher for lobs. He also has solid quickness for someone his size, allowing him to be relatively switchable on the defensive end when opposing offenses run pick and rolls.</p><p>The Blazers are officially in rebuilding mode following the Damian Lillard trade, and at 25 years old, Williams would seem to fit that timeline to a tee. Portland is scheduled to tip off its 2023-24 campaign against the Los Angeles Clippers on October 25.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Robert Williams III’s Blazers debut delayed by ‘nasty collision’ in practice

<!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-why-losing-robert-williams-iii-could-hurt-celtics-per-vince-carter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why losing Robert Williams III could hurt Celtics, per Vince Carter');   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/2023/10/Celtics-news-Why-losing-Robert-Williams-III-could-hurt-Boston-per-Vince-Carter.jpg"><figcaption>10/6/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Why losing Robert Williams III could hurt Celtics, per Vince Carter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-06T15:45:13-07:00">October 6th, 3:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-06T15:45:13-07:00">October 6th, 3:45pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Playboy, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/beantown-rundown-who-should-celtics-start-jrue-holiday-trade-derrick-white-al-horford" rel="noopener">Boston Celtics</a> made a big move last week by trading for All-Star guard Jrue Holiday. That move is one that may help the Celtics take the next step needed to gain their 18th NBA Championship and their first since 2008. However, while the addition of Holiday is a huge addition, the Celtics gave up Robert William III and Malcolm Brogdon.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/J1eChm57zx">pic.twitter.com/J1eChm57zx</a></p><p>— Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrvincecarter15/status/1710396396392624455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Williams has been a key part of the Celtics makeup in recent seasons, because he has been one of the game’s best defensive centers when he has been in the lineup. Williams is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-painful-reaction-robert-williams-iii-trade" rel="noopener">tremendous shot blocker</a> and rebounder, and finding a way to win without him will be one of the team’s major challenges.</p><p>Former NBA star Vince Carter has great respect for Williams and he believes <a href="https://twitter.com/mrvincecarter15/status/1710396396392624455" rel="noopener">his absence</a> will be a difficult obstacle  for the Celtics to overcome.</p><p>“Losing Robert Williams is huge,” Carter said. “Everybody says he gets injured a lot. Yes, that’s totally true. But his presence is paramount to what they are trying to do when facing Giannis (Antetokounmpo)  or Joel Embiid, who’s very good in the post. If you get past those guys, you have to deal with A.D. (Anthony Davis) or the Joker (Nikola Jokic). They’re not able to deal with those guys.”</p><p>Carter is making a huge point that could hang over the Celtics’ heads throughout the season. While they have Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Luke Kornet to combat the game’s top big men, that may not be enough to get the job done.</p><p>Robert Williams has been a popular member of the Celtics, but now he will be playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, as will Brogdon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why losing Robert Williams III could hurt Celtics, per Vince Carter

<!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-jayson-tatum-painful-reaction-robert-williams-iii-trade');   ga('set', 'title', '‘This one hurt’: Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s painful reaction to Robert Williams III trade to Blazers');   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/2023/10/Celtics-star-Jayson-Tatum_s-painful-reaction-to-Robert-Williams-III-trade-to-Blazers.jpg"></figure><h1>‘This one hurt’: Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s painful reaction to Robert Williams III trade to Blazers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-10-01T20:43:12-07:00">October 1st, 8:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-10-01T20:43:12-07:00">October 1st, 8:43pm</time><address><a>Jimmy Wright</a>Jimmy Wright is a writer from Brooklyn, New York, who worked as a researcher for the Elias Sports Bureau for over 10 years. He played rugby at Fordham University and sometimes wonders why his dad raised him as a Mets/Jets/Islanders/Knicks fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the Boston Celtics swung a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers to acquire guard Jrue Holiday. As part of that deal, the Celts had to send center Robert Williams III to Portland. Boston’s star forward Jayson Tatum couldn’t hide his disappointment in hearing about Williams III’s departure.</p><p>In <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1708676471689261126" rel="noopener">an emotional post</a> on his Instagram, Tatum laid bare his feelings about the team trade away Williams III. “This one hurt. My brotha right here. Toughest part about this buisness (sic), appreciate you for everything,” Tatum wrote on the post, alongside a photo of Tatum and Williams III on the court together.</p><p>Tatum offered further encouragement to the newest Blazer, telling him “Keep striving to be special and never change who you are. My dawg 4L till we link up again. Nothing but love.”</p><p>It was a busy day for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatums-beautiful-message-to-malcolm-brogdon-after-boston-blazers-trade" rel="noopener">Tatum sending well wishes</a>, as he also wrote a lovely message to Malcolm Brogdon. Brogdon was part of the Celtics-Trail Blazers trade as well.</p><p>In a cruel twist of irony, just hours before the trade was announced, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-robert-williams-iii-shows-love-for-boston-just-hours-before-jrue-holiday-trade" rel="noopener">Williams III had been gushing</a> about Boston and the Celtics’ upcoming season. He was excited to finally get back to full health and get back on the court. Now, the next time he takes to the hardwood, it will be as a member of the Trail Blazers.</p><p>A 2018 first-round pick of the Celtics, Williams III has spent his entire five year NBA career with the franchise. Williams III, known to the Celtics fan base as “Time Lord” for his penchant for missing team activities in the past, provided exceptional defense for the team.</p><p>His athleticism provided endless highlights of Williams III blocking shots and finishing off alley-oops. Now, he’ll bring his high-flying ways to the West Coast. We know at least one former Celtics teammate will be missing him.</p><p>Tatum will get his first chance to face his old teammate on March 11th in Portland.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘This one hurt’: Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s painful reaction to Robert Williams III trade to Blazers

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