Kenny Williams Becoming More Assertive

Posted Aug 13, 2018
During a pickup game at the Smith Center this summer, Sacramento Kings forward Justin Jackson pulled Kenny Williams aside to encourage more of the aggressive play the rising senior guard was displaying. “I had a really good day in pickup and he was like, ‘I need you to do that during the year.’” It wasn’t the first time this offseason Williams had been told to be more assertive. (Inside Carolina)

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