P&T interview with Jerome ‘Junkyard Dog’ Williams, Part 2

In the second installment of this three-part interview series, 9 year NBA veteran, The Junkyard Dog himself takes us on a journey into how he became “The Junkyard Dog” as a rookie with the Detroit Pistons.

If you missed part one, be sure to catch up here and stay tuned for part three!

Once the excitement of the NBA draft had commenced, it was time for Williams to make his way to Detroit Rock City along with Ben Wallace as the two newest members of the Detroit Pistons. During those days NBA veterans would claim a rookie as their own, and Williams was claimed by none other than one the most legendary Detroit Pistons bad boys, Rick Mahorn who alongside Grant Long had given Williams his nickname…