Mark Williams Scouting Report

 


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Mark Williams

Height: 7'2

Wingspan: 7’6 1/2

Weight: 242 lbs. 

Age: 20

Position: Center







Mark Williams Scouting Report


Mark Williams is a player that I had a few concerns with coming into his Sophomore season at Duke, but he answered those very well. At 20 years old, Williams still has a lot of room for development in terms of his offensive game. Williams is a very high impact basketball player. What he brings on defense with his length and natural instincts is so valuable. Mark Williams has a 9’9 standing reach (longest in the draft). Williams averaged 2.8 blocks per game in 23.6 minutes per game his last season in college. Williams did a great job altering shots at the rim. Williams also displayed great discipline in his ability to stay vertical and use his length to contest a shot without fouling. Mark Williams is also a great rebounder who uses his athleticism to rise over players to grab a board. He averaged 2.6 offensive boards a game in his final season at Duke. Williams does have pretty good lateral movement, but definitely struggled keeping up with quicker guards when defending the perimeter. He showed great recovery speed when guarding the PnR though. One of Williams’s biggest intangibles is his motor. Mark Williams plays with a very infectious energy that helps the team. His offensive game is quite limited as most of his buckets were from put backs, dump-offs, or lobs. Williams only attempted a single 3 in his 2 seasons at Duke. However, he had a significant improvement in his free throw shooting from his freshman to sophomore year with 53.7% and 72.7%, respectively. He has shown he has the ability to shoot from inside 15 feet, but not consistently or at a high volume. Standing at 7’1 with a 7’7 wingspan, Williams is a great lob threat. One area Williams excelled in was his rim running, Williams was great as the roll man in the PnR. Williams is a player coaches can count on to run the fast break and crash the board. He is a player who needs to know his role, and excel at it. The biggest area I think Williams stands out from the other true bigs in this draft is that he has shown he can play at a fast pace like in the NBA. He played in a very fast pace Duke offense and excelled in his role. 


NBA Player Comparison

My NBA player comparison for Mark Williams would be a Rudy Gobert or Mitchell Robinson type of player. A very lengthy, athletic, rim running, rim protector. I do not anticipate Williams developing much of an outside game on offense which could lead to spacing concerns, especially in today’s NBA. Williams will go out and grab 10+ boards a night with 2-3 blocked shots but impact the game heavily with his interior presence. I can definitely see him being the defensive anchor for any team. 


Weaknesses

Primarily all of Mark Williams’s weaknesses come on the offensive end. One of his biggest weaknesses is his finishing. Although he shot 72% from the field in his second season with Duke, he missed a lot of baskets around the rim displaying very poor touch. Another key area for improvement for Mark Williams is his ball handling/security. Williams lacks the ability to handle the ball and create for his teammates, but also when receiving entry passes into the low-post, Williams often bobbled the ball and gave up unforced turnovers. His third weakness which goes along with his inability to handle passes at times is his coordination/footwork. Williams has very poor footwork when operating in the post. Very sloppy footwork which leads to shots that are harder than they need to be. Although these are all major areas of concern, I do believe these are all areas he can drastically improve over time as he is only 20 years old. 
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