The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 112 Characters 2: Biography of Jawad Williams

In 2005, North Carolina defeated the University of Illinois in the NCAA finals and won the NCAA championship that year.

In this year's NBA draft, the "North Carolina Four" and the "Illinois Three" star-studded, Marvin Williams, Raymond Felton, Sean May, Rashad McCants At the same time, he was selected into the NBA as a lottery pick, which also became the most output of NBA players in the same session in the history of North Carolina. Although Deron Williams, Luther Hyde and Dee Brown of the "Illinois Three Greats" were also successfully selected in the draft, they were still much bleak under the starlight of North Carolina players.

In this draft, the senior starter Jawad Williams, who partnered with the "North Carolina Four Youngsters", participated in the draft, but was not selected by the team.

"Hello, Jawad, congratulations on signing a guarantee contract with the Cavaliers. Now you can settle down and play well." Wayne Brown, a reporter and host of the Cavaliers' "Honest News", commented on signing with the Cavaliers. Jawad Williams, who signed a one-year fully guaranteed contract, conducted an exclusive interview, and the original subject of this interview was supposed to be LeBron James, but because of a decision, "Honest Man" had to change the subject of the interview , the final candidate changed from James to Williams.

"I am very happy to sign with the Cavaliers. I have played here for a while before. Although they are all short-term contracts, Cleveland is like my second home." Facing the camera, Jawad William James was a little nervous, but still answered with a very sincere attitude.

"Jawad, in fact, many fans are very interested in your past, including me. I heard that you performed well in high school. Did you win the state championship?"

It was rare to be mentioned the glorious history of the past, Jawad showed a slight smile when he was nervous, and said: "Oh, yes, that is my most unforgettable time."

Seeing that Williams was relaxed, Brown, the host, guided and said: "Why don't you tell us about this period of time, there must be many memories and stories."

Williams looked up and thought for a moment, then said, "I remember it was when Edward was a freshman in high school, and I was still a rookie at that time."

"It must be a rookie in freshman year," Brown joked.

"Oh~" Williams also laughed, and continued, "At that time, there were two players in our team, one named Sam and one named Steve. They were the core of the team and led us to win Ohio State. State champion in the High School Athletic Association."

"A state championship is a big achievement."

Williams nodded, with a proud expression on his face, but for a moment, he was full of shame, "But that was the only state championship I won in my high school career. Later, when I became the main player for two years, the team didn't Can go to the semi-finals again."

"Hahaha." Brown laughed loudly, "Very few people dare to tell their black history in public."

Williams smiled, but said nothing.

"But as far as I know, in the second half of your high school career, you were selected to the first team in Ohio State, and you were selected to the All-American team many times, right?"

Seeing Williams' surprised expression, Brown didn't wait for the other party's response, and continued: "Not only that, but in your senior year of high school, you were also selected as the player of the year in Ohio by the Associated Press and Gatorade, and participated in McDonald's All-Star Challenge."

"Yes." Williams, who was carrying his back, slowly sat up straight.

Tell me about your college experience. When you won the NCAA championship, you were the starter on the team.

"That's right, finally won the championship as a rookie." Williams also showed a rare humorous side.

"Thanks to my coach, Roy Williams, because of him we were able to win a championship with a team that didn't have any physical talent. That's a credit to him, he's a great coach. "

"The experience of the championship is very unforgettable. Your opponent in the finals, the University of Illinois, is also a good team."

"Yes, they have a lot of good players, Deron, Luthor and Dee, they caused us a lot of trouble, but fortunately, we won in the end."

"Which Illinois opponent do you remember the most? Can you tell me?"

"That must be Deron Williams, he is a small tank, and he is a point guard with post-up singles ability, which is rare on the basketball court, and now you have also seen that Deron has won A very good result.”

"I may mention your sad things below. I don't know if I can ask in this interview. It is about your subsequent draft."

"Of course, I know, haha, it's been a long time, I'm not sad."

Brown carefully looked at Williams's expression, and after confirming that Williams really didn't care about the draft, he said: "It is also the starter who won the championship in North Carolina, and the other four were selected as lottery picks. And you lost the election, such a big difference, how did you feel at that time?"

"The feeling at that time was terrible. I felt that the sky was falling. I was ready to be selected in the first round." Williams shook his head, as if he still had some feelings about that experience.

"What happened later? How did you overcome it?"

"Later I told myself that I must be not good enough, and I was already a senior at the time. Maybe the NBA team thought I had no potential to tap. Later I realized that I overestimated myself. Although I was in high school I have won championships in college and college, but I am only a qualified player, far from being good. So I re-examined my position in the NBA. I am a role player, but I believe that I am The puzzle of a championship team. And, I have no doubts that I can stay here one day and contribute."

This was the longest time for Williams to answer. From Williams' tone, Brown could hear the firmness and confidence in Williams' tone.

"Javad, I have to say that you did a good job in the Cavaliers last season. For a while, you were the first substitute after LeBron left the court." Brown praised.

Williams smiled and said: "I just try my best. I hope I can contribute to the team. What I did is not good enough and I need to work harder."

"How do you view LeBron's departure?" Brown asked about today's key topic.

Williams lowered his head to think for a moment, raised his head, and said with piercing eyes: "Whether LeBron is here or not, I will go all out. I hope that through my performance, I can tell LeBron that his decision is wrong and he should Stay here."

"Do you think you're going to be the savior of the Cavaliers?"

"Maybe, I hope so, but I'm afraid I can't achieve LeBron's achievements. However, I believe that someone from the Cavaliers will stand up. After LeBron, there will be a new savior, whether it is this season or Next season or beyond, whether that person is me or not, I believe there will be someone who will stand up and lead the Cavaliers to victory, and I hope that the Cavaliers can become the NBA champion as soon as possible!"

At the last moment of the NCAA Finals, North Carolina led Illinois by 71 points 69-2, and the ball was on North Carolina's side.

Sean May's shot went out of the basket under the interference of Di Brown's defense. Just when Luther Hyde was about to control the rebound and was about to launch a fast break from defense to offense, a hand stretched out from behind, circled Over the top of Hyde's head, he frantically flicked the ball to the outside. The flicked ball happened to land in Mei's hands. Mei, with quick eyesight and quick hands, quickly threw the ball. With 12 seconds left in the clock, the gap between the two sides was widened to 4%. [-] points, for the final victory pad for the victory!

Jawad gasped for breath. This was his 5th such assist in the game.

Maybe I will never be able to be the savior of the Cavaliers in my life, but as long as that person appears, I am willing to do my best to assist him, whether it is the water fountain administrator, the team's mascot, the starter, or the substitute, As long as I can win, I don't care what kind of character it is.

All I want is victory!
(End of this chapter)