Patrick Williams might get some All-Star consideration this season

Here's what experts have to say about the rising basketball star, Patrick Williams, and his chances of making the All-Star game this season.

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Most Chicago Bulls fans are waiting for forward Patrick Williams to finally make the leap to stardom. However, an expert from Bleacher Report is taking it a step further, predicting that the former Florida State star will not only make the leap this upcoming season but also gain some All-Star consideration.

Blind faith

It's as bold a prediction as any, and it's one rooted in one thing: faith.

"Before Bulls fans get too excited about this prediction, we need to make one thing clear: There aren't many reasons beyond blind faith to think Patrick Williams can orchestrate his long-awaited leap year," Zach Buckley wrote on his list of predictions for the Bulls this coming season.

Williams has the tools to make it big in the Association: a 6-foot-7, 215-pound frame, elite athleticism, and deadeye perimeter shooting. What Williams hasn't been able to do is harness all his gifts consistently. One game will see him aggressively attack the lane and finish with a thunderous slam, the next, he'll be passive and hesitant in transition.

"It's not like he's hurting for tools, and he has flashed some high-end talent at times. So, whenever the light bulb clicks, it could be wholly brilliant," Buckley added.

Kawhi-lite

His Bulls teammates have a lot of faith in the fourth overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, with DeMar DeRozan going as far as to compare the youngster to many-time All-Star and champion Kawhi Leonard.

"If Williams can manage even a halfway convincing impression of Leonard, then the Bulls will be in tremendous shape. Nothing would impact this team more than the 22-year-old coming into his own as a two-way force. They should give him every chance they can to tap into his towering potential, and if he seizes this opportunity, he could wind up in the running for an All-Star selection," Buckley said.