Jalen Williams can find a way to master the free throw line on his way to stardom, just as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did.
After a wildly successful 2023-24 season, Oklahoma City is clearly close to contention. The team probably could’ve been labeled contenders this season. After losing to the Dallas Mavericks in six games, Dallas is now up 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals — just two wins away from the NBA Finals.
His game is already ascending at a rapid pace and there’s not much he needs to add to continue his All-Star trajectory. The tools are there, he just needs consistency and improvement. The one thing that could take his game to the next level — that also tookgame to the next level — is figuring out how to use the free-throw line to his advantage. He already has a great mentor.
In Gilgeous-Alexander’s sophomore season, he averaged 19 points per game too. He shot just 5.1 free throws per game and didn’t fully understand how to handle contact inside the 3-point line. The very next season, his free throw attempts jumped to 6.5 per game, and in 2022 it jumped all the way to 10.9 attempts. He learned how to use the free throw line to his advantage and it catapulted his stardom.
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