Chris Paul checking out Grant Williams in preseason action for the Celtics

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You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who knows who Grant Williams is and is not a fan of him or his game. The rookie forward out of Tennessee has already made a ton of fans in Boston, and as he gets his first taste of NBA action in the preseason, it looks like he has a fan in Chris Paul.

Before his senior season in high school, Williams participated in a summer circuit on the North Carolina-based Team CP3 along with Sacramento Kings forward Harry Giles and Minnesota Timberwolves wing Josh Okoige. Paul also congratulated Williams when he won SEC Player of the Year in 2018 as well as when the 20-year-old was drafted 22nd overall by the Celtics. 

Both Williams and Paul are North Carolina natives as well, so Williams seems to have himself a mentor in the future Hall-of-Fame point guard. 

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