Where does Lou Williams stack up against this year’s draft?

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 Where does Lou Williams stack up against this year’s draft?
Welcome back to Passion and Pride, my friends. This is a BIG week for us in that the NBA Draft is on Thursday. The Sixers have the 16th selection and a boat load of cap space this summer. As I was watching YouTube videos of the top guards in this draft class, I couldn’t help but think to myself that fan favorite Lou Williams was right on par with these guys. The talent is there. ... [link]

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Sleeper Pick: Lou Williams
Published 6/24/2008 by Nels at Give Me The Rock
... Passion and Pride does a sort of video comparison of Louis Williams against the 2008 draft prospects. The part that I find the most intriguing is that Williams is playing against people who are already in the NBA in his video, where as the draft prospects are shown against high school and college players. Of course, Williams has been in the NBA for 3 years already (I know! Who knew?) and who knows what Derrick Rose and OJ Mayo are going to be playing like after 3 years in the league. ...

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