Utah Jazz: 5 takeaways from 2017 NBA Summer League play

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4. Williams-Goss’ Roster Chances

Selected with the 55th overall pick, Nigel Williams-Goss faced an uphill battle in terms of cracking the Jazz’s roster from the outset. Utah rosters three point guards ahead of him in Ricky Rubio, Exum and Raul Neto, so Williams-Goss would need to show the organization a lot this summer to have a shot.

Unfortunately for him, this did not prove to be the case. His playing time fluctuated with the comings and goings of Exum and Mitchell, but his performance was consistent in its un-impressiveness.

Scoring just 29 points over his 126 minutes and making only nine of his 37 field goal attempts, the former Gonzaga floor general just never looked the part of a competent NBA player.

As I laid out in my draft grades, his speed and ability to separate would more or less determine how much success Williams-Goss found at the next level, and the early returns are not good.

Facing constant on-ball pressure for the first time in his career, he struggled just to get the ball past halfcourt at times. With no extra burst of speed to reach for, he had no ability at all to create for himself.

Seeing as how Ricky Rubio provides the Jazz with the facilitation skills that Williams-Goss calls home as strengths, it would be a surprise to see the latter on the roster come next fall.