Mark Williams Is The FUTURE Of The Lakers! | NBA Draft Highlights

I'd say my greatest skill is protecting the rim. That's something I hang my hat on, on the defensive end. And finishing. Dunking. Catching lobs. Playing fast. This past year in the NCAA Tournament, you lose, you're done. So, just having that level of intensity every single game we've played prepared me for this moment. Biggest thing I noticed about Mark is he came in ready to work. He asks the right questions. He's ready to do what he's supposed to do. I'm just proud of the way Mark works and his approach towards his workout. Really impressive in a short time. He's shown me a lot. There's not anyone else who can do the things that he does at a high level. My name is Mark Williams, and I play basketball. Since I've started the pre-draft process, it's been pretty intense. You know, every morning we wake up, work out in the morning, come back, eat breakfast, and then we lift at noon. After we lift, we get a little time for some treatment, and then we'll get some shots again in the afternoon. So, what we try to set up is the guys come in early in the morning, do a skill workout, which lasts about an hour, hour and a half. And then after that, they get to go back to the house, get a few things to eat, and then they go over to Core Fitness where they work on their bodies. And then later in the afternoon, we come back to get some rhythm shooting in so they can continue to build their confidence. And then that's usually the end of your day. You can go to the ice toes or just chill out. I was around basketball from a pretty early age. My sister plays basketball. She plays in the WNBA. She's been in the league for eight years. I mean, I started playing basketball when I was like five years old, and I fell in love with it, and I've been playing it ever since. I'd say the household was pretty competitive, but we're always rooting for one another, always wanting the best for one another. Today was lower body. We did some Bulgarian squats. We did some box jumps. We did a lot of hamstring work. Try to get the posterior chain as strong as possible. We did a lot of frontal plane mechanics. That's like anti-rotation. As a basketball player, they're always moving side to side, right? And that's the name of the game right there. The biggest thing I try to do with all the guys is try to get them to learn their bodies and move kind of as efficiently as possible. So how efficient can he be at transferring the energy to throw that ball up? One thing, though, that does make that easier for someone like Mark is his long levers. And that's one of the reasons the NBA likes him so much, right? He's going to be a beast on the court because his arms, his wingspan is so long. When you can cover that much ground, and you can do things, and you're strong in those range of motion, you're successful. What I love most about playing center is just the ability to be that anchor. Do the dirty work, get some putbacks. Get some dunks. And obviously protect the rim, block shots, alter shots. And, you know, just being that rock for the team. I think playing at Duke was a great experience. You know, every single game we played, we got our opponent's best game. The Final Four was a crazy experience. We played in the Superdome electric environment. You know, you got 70,000 people there. You know, being in those environments has probably prepared me for NBA arenas, because no NBA arena has 70,000 people. My ghost, LeBron James. The hype he had coming from high school. You know, he's lived up to all those expectations and more. And also just stuff off the floor. You know, creating a school, inspiring his community, and things like that make him a GOAT. My favorite Duke players were Grant Hill, Christian Laidman, J.J. Redick, Zion, and Jason Tatum. I feel like the more recent players, just watching them, it was just something exciting was happening every time they had the ball in their hands. How funny I am. KD. Grant Hill. Lil Baby. I never liked you. Sincerely, Kentrell. My turn. Playing video games. Chicken Alfredo. Stark K. Bench Bayhunt. Cut Roy. I'd probably say my favorite Duke villain was... I'd probably go with J.J. Redick. You know, he could just score. He let it be known he was that good, and people didn't like that. Thank you guys for watching my story. Make sure you guys like, comment, and subscribe.