Though Jay Williams traded his basketball skills on the court for the broadcasting booth, the former Duke star still savors every chance to showcase his skills on the hardwood.
A year ago, the ESPN NBA analyst and former No. 2 pick in the 2002 NBA draft, teamed up with the network’s NFL analyst Keyshawn Johnson as the duo dismantled Bart Scott and Alan Hahn, 11–4, in the ESPN Radio 2-on-2 Challenge. In the lopsided affair, Williams put on an offensive clinic, scoring 10 of his team’s points and dishing out one assist in the win.
Despite the convincing victory, Stephen A. Smith was not overly impressed by Williams’s performance. In an episode of First Take with JJ Redick and Williams after the win, Smith explicitly stated that he would be “better than what he saw” from Williams and Johnson.
