In his pre-game availability before the Celtics faced the Hornets, Brad Stevens talked about all the little things that Grant Williams does for the team. Stevens described him as “super smart” after the draft in June, called Williams “really smart” in training camp, and naturally, now has made the obvious comparison to Marcus Smart:
Brad Stevens says Grant Williams reminds him of Marcus Smart, in terms of his understanding of where to be on the defensive end. Adds he might be even over helping at times early on.