Jason Williams has been dropping some of the most controversial and unfiltered takes within the NBA community these days. In one of his latest takes, the former flashy point guard was asked to pick between two of the fastest rising stars in the league today — Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama .
As expected, J-Will came up with yet another intriguing remark. According to Jason, he would go for Chet because he sees the Oklahoma City Thunder big man as mentally tougher than Victor.
"I take Chet over Wemby, on my team," J-Will said on "Hoopin'NHollerin". "I just think Chet got more [grit]. If I yelled at Chet like, 'F—k you doing? type s—t, he'd be like OK cool. And Wemby, [he 'd] pout."
Moreover, J-Will took it to another level when he decided to mention Vic's nationality. Apparently, Williams doesn't like French people in general.
"I do love America… I don't know. No offense against French people, but it seems like they think their s—t don't stink. That's just what I think. I probably think sometimes my s—t don't stink either, but not like the French people," he added.
Seemingly well aware of the possible backlash of his comments, given how popular Wembanyama is, Williams argued that his pick doesn't have anything to do with him being white.
In his defense, J-Will pointed out that, regardless of how people take it, he just considers Chet a better player than Wemby, and that it was just his perspective.
"I could be wrong. It's just my opinion, though," Williams explained. "I'm not right about everything. MFs think I say it and think I'm white. And they want to fight me. F—k all y'all!... But yeah, give me Chet over Wemby. I might be wrong, but yeah, I'm taking Chet."
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It wasn't the first time Williams had picked another young player over Wembanyama in a hypothetical scenario. In a separate discussion, the NBA legend favored Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham over Victor as the player he'd build around.
According to Williams, Wembanyama has been taking the NBA by storm, and all but he doesn't see the 7'4" superstar thriving with another team but the San Antonio Spurs .
"I'm going Cade Cunningham over Wemby," Williams declared in another episode of the same podcas t. "Then, I'm going Ant Edwards and then Wemby."
"What's Wemby doing on the Grizzlies? No knock to the Grizz, but what's he doing on that roster? He's still hoopin' he ain't doing what he's doing on the Spurs," he argued. "I agree (that Wemby is a plug-and-play player), but it's not as good in the Grizzlies roster as opposed to the Spurs roster."
As it stands, the rivalry between Chet and Wemby is still one of the hottest subjects of discussion and debate in today's NBA. That being said, it might not be the last time White Chocolate would air his opinion about the two big-name NBA unicorns.
This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Feb 5, 2026, where it first appeared in the Latest News section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
