Rod Boone: What have you witnessed from LaMelo this offseason as taking a step forward as a leader on and off the court?
Grant Williams: He’s doing a lot of things that bring value. Not only his voice, but just his approach. He’s in there every single day. He’s there and present and I think is somebody we can look to and see like, ‘He’s actually putting the work in every single day, not this person who is away from us and claims to be doing the work.’ No, he’s doing it every single day. He’s doing every single workout, he’s being available.
Not only just from a like, ‘Hey, let’s go do this.’ If maybe we do a mini camp, ‘Let’s organize this, I’ll take care of these guys, I’ll do this.’ So, he’s being very, very welcoming in a sense of as a leader and understanding that he’s going to have to take it to a more mature step in his role in order for us to be the best team possible.
More insights from Grant Williams' interview at his annual youth camp in the Charlotte Observer article!
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I knew LaMelo was a gym rat but ill be damned, he is growing into a leader. Just stay healthy for 1 season and prove people wrong, please.
I think he knows this season is basically do or die for him as the main guy on this team. I completely believe in him he just HAS to stay healthy. If he can just be on the court everything opens up for us.