Ziaire Williams Preview: Is He The Wing The Lakers Need? (w/ CJ Holmes & Connor Long)

Jovan Buha is joined by CJ Holmes of the New York Daily News and Connor Long of Nets Daily and The Brooklyn Boys to preview Ziaire Williams' fit with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:58 CJ Holmes
1:17 Breaking down Ziaire’s skill set
3:20 How does he fit with the Lakers?
4:12 What are his defensive strengths?
5:49 How does he fit around Luka and Austin?
7:11 Can he be a placeholder starter?
10:10 Kuminga's potential fit in LA?
12:17 Most underrated part of Ziaire's game?
13:07 'Ziaire definitely has that dawg in him'
14:50 Connor Long
15:12 Top-line takeaways with Ziaire?
16:38 Why did Brooklyn decline his team option?
18:36 How does he fit in LA?
19:19 Was it surprising he only signed for the minimum?
20:15 Can he scale up defensively against bigger players?
20:58 How will simplifying his offensive role help him?
23:46 Most underrated/underdiscussed part of his game?
24:39 How would he fare as a potential starter?
27:57 Outro