Jay Williams Looking To Catch On To A Team... Cavs?

[West Remy]

I saw this post at ISH and will post it here for you to see. It's shocking, granted while it's just a work out, he may come back much better than people imagined.

The surprise at ATTACK Athletics on Monday was former Bulls point guard Jay Williams. He held his own against two of the fastest guys in the draft, Raymond Felton and Dee Brown. His shot is better than ever. He's cutting and jumping. He went full steam for an entire hour with Felton and Brown and looked just fine.

Williams said after the workout that everything is coming back to him and he's hoping to be in an NBA training camp this fall. Grover concurred, asserting that if things go according to schedule, Williams will be ready to play next season.

That's amazing progress for a guy who's been playing basketball full-time for only six weeks.

"Right now it's more mental that physical," Williams said. "I'm still not secure in myself. The doctors have cleared me to play. Now it's about getting back the confidence I need to be a great player. When I think about it, I sometimes doubt. However, when I'm going one-on-one with Dee Brown, my basketball instincts kick in and I play just fine."

"I don't want to come back and be an average player. I know some people think that it would still be great if I did that. I know I could do that right now. But that's not what I'm trying to do. I want to be an All-Star and play at an All-Star level."

Williams said he has a handshake deal with the Bulls to give them the right of first refusal after seeing him work out. He doesn't think it's likely that they'll sign him, however, with Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon thriving in Chicago. If Chicago is not an option, he's hoping to land with a veteran team with title aspirations, such as the Spurs, Pacers or Timberwolves.

 

[Pioneer10]

Remarkable he's come that far since he was severely injured. I'll say again low risk and high reward for him.

If he lives up to even 75% of his potential coming out of college (remember this guys was the second pick), he would be a steal for the Cavs. I doubt he will even do that but I'm willing to roll the dice

 

[West Remy]

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Exactly. Cleveland ought to contact Jay, show they are interested and try to observe his skills up close and personal. Whether it's working with Jay or trying to find and track down Huertas, Cleveland should just go out and do it.

 

[LyXo]

Yea, after reading that, I don't see a reason why we shouldn't pursue him. 2-3 year contract for a part of the MLE (depending on the new CBA), sounds good to me. If he can run with Dee Brown and Raymond Felton, then he's probably just as good to give a chance to as the rest of them, seeing that he's still pretty young at 22.

 

[Karma]

There is no way you offer him a 2-3 year deal. I am up for bringing him to camp, but he really needs to impress to give us confidense to give him a guarenteed deal. If he passes all the tests a 1 year deal at the veterans minimum with a team option 2nd year is the limit in my mind.

 

[Pioneer10]

Obviously you need to work the dude out (training camp or personel workout) before even considering him a veteran's mimimum. There is no way even if he looked great he should get a multi year deal. After all he's got to not only prove he's healthy but he's mature enough to go riding a motorcylce around.