The Lakers waived the former Rockets backup backcourt, but his ability on the defensive end is actually pretty good?

The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that the team has laid off four players at one time. These four players are backcourt rookie Augustas Marciulionis, backcourt rookie RJ Davis, backcourt player Nate Williams Jr. and forward star Anton Watson.

Among these players, Williams can be regarded as the Lakers player who played more minutes during the preseason and performed relatively well overall. Williams was born in February 1999. He is 26 years old, 196cm tall and 92kg in weight. He is the undrafted pick in the 2022 NBA draft. In the NBA regular season last season, Williams played 20 times on behalf of the Rockets in 82 games, averaging 7.3 minutes per game, averaging 3.2 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game. He also had 0.7 turnovers and 0.8 fouls. He shot 43.5% from the field, 23.1% from the three-point range, and 62.5% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Williams only played 3 times in total. His playing time was very limited and his overall performance was average. In the NBA Development League last season, Williams played a total of 21 times on behalf of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, a subsidiary of the Rockets, averaging 31 minutes per game. He averaged 19.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. He also had 2.4 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. He shot 50.5% from the field, 34.9% from the three-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line.

Williams represented the Rockets in the NBA Summer League. His performance in the Summer League game against the Los Angeles Clippers was a mess, and his performance on the offensive end was a disaster. Perhaps because the overall performance was so poor, the Rockets waived Williams directly after the game. During the preseason, Williams played a total of 5 times for the Lakers, averaging 16 minutes per game. He averaged 4.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He also had 1.4 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. He shot 38.1% from the field, 25% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.

Williams' offensive performance during the preseason was actually relatively average. His offensive efficiency was still very poor, and there were certain problems with his offensive choices. However, Williams' performance on the defensive end is also quite good. He is also able to display his talents on the defensive end. He also proves that he is a very good outside defender. But the current situation is that because the Lakers are hard-capped by the No. 1 wealthy line, they really have no way to provide another standard contract, and the team's two-way contract quota has also been occupied. In this case, they really have no way to provide Williams with a contract. Next, Williams should also appear in the lineup of the South Bay Lakers, the Lakers' NBA Development League affiliate team. I wonder if he can get the recognition of the Lakers and get the opportunity to return to the NBA through his performance in the NBA Development League.