Every year, there is always lottery-level talent that slips to the bottom of the NBA Draft – and not surprisingly, the team reaps high marks from draft experts for nabbing what is ostensibly a steal. The reasons for the slip up vary. Sometimes it is a medical concern that's been a knock on the prospect for a while now (such as the case with Michael Porter Jr.) or was discovered during draft camp (ala DeJuan Blair who fell all the way to the second round), but more often than not, it is attitude concerns that send draft hopefuls plummeting down.
The Boston Celtics' Robert Williams is now under the microscope of scrutiny after falling to number 27 during the 2018 NBA Draft, despite previous projections that tabbed the promising North Caddo recruit as a potential top lottery talent.
The 6-foot-10 elite athlete went on to play for Texas A&M, and while he eventually finished with averages of close to 10 points and nine rebounds per night as well as earning the SEC Defensive Player of the Year award, scouts were left wanting and felt like Williams was not giving at least half the effort.
These concerns and immaturity certainly played a factor in the Louisiana natives' dwindling stock and has hounded him even after the draft.
Based on a tweet by Chris Forsberg, the 20 year-old is already starting to become a problem.
Can’t make this stuff up: Celtics say rookie first-round pick Robert Williams, who was introduced here Friday, missed his flight back to Boston and was not present for the start of summer league practice today. Williams already overslept an introductory conference call.
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) July 1, 2018
Most recently, Willkiams overslept and missed an introductory call leading to Celtics head coach Brad Stevens to advise the rookie to observe how center Al Horford conducts himself and emulate his actions accordingly.
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