Of course he should be taking a backseat to LeBron, as should all of his teammates. Having a guy like Mo Williams around can only help this kid. His shot is pretty nice, and I think it will get better, along with virtually all aspects of his game.
19. Marcus Williams 6’3” Age 22
Marcus Williams is a young guy. He has a lot of upside, including the ability to throw it down. Add to that a decent shot and a solid build, you can expect him to be productive for years to come.
The laptop stealing incident doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that he hasn’t really chiseled out his body in order to better cope with taller or stronger players.
20. Jameer Nelson 6’0” Age 26
Nelson is another solid but unspectacular guy. Having Dwight Howard to lob the ball to makes his job a bit easier, but he can definitely still play.
He is a smart player when it comes to decision-making, but not that smart. Leave him alone at the three point line and he is a very consistent shooter. Not enough speed or height for Nelson to be considered a top-tier guy.
21. Rafer Alston 6’2” Age: 32
Rafer is an old man in point guard years. However, he still maintains the zip in his step that earned him the nickname, "Skip to My Lou."
Instead of sticking with his crazy dribbling and trying to beat his man every time down the floor, Alston found his shot and was able to give the ball up at a reasonably effective rate last season.
His play is likely to start fading, but he should be able to provide another few years of quality play.
23. Kirk Hinrich 6’3” Age: 27
Hinrich is not the guy you want starting as your ball distributor. He is a shoot-first sort of point guard. He is athletically challenged and I heard he hates America.
Just kidding on that last part, but Hinrich has a similar game to Ben “Air” Gordon, but he’s not as good or tall.
So, when the Bulls tell him to play point, he does the best he can, tosses more bricks than a stonemason and occasionally gives the ball to his teammates on the perimeter.
If only the Bulls had pulled the trigger on the Gasol trade, they might be a hell of a lot better and have unloaded the ball hog to Memphis, yay!
24. Steve Nash 6’3 Age: 34
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