Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett - 2019 NBA Draft Prospects

[timvp]

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Zion Williamson

School: Duke
Position: PF/C/SF
Age: 18
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 285
Wingspan: 6-foot-10
Draft Range: 1

College Stats (https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/zion-williamson-1.html)
Highlight Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXjHR4jLVKw)

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Ja Morant

School: Murray State
Position: PG/SG
Age: 19
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 175
Wingspan: 6-foot-7
Draft Range: 2 to 3

College Stats (https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/temetrius-morant-1.html)
Highlight Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9U6KzXvHM)

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RJ Barrett

School: Duke
Position: SF
Age: 19
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 200
Wingspan: 6-foot-10
Draft Range: 2 to 3

College Stats (https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rj-barrett-1.html)
Highlight Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh9xRpfda5Q)




(Elite prospects grouped together to preserve ST real estate)

[Russ]

Grab any of these guys at #19!

[ZeusWillJudge]

Yes. We should probably take one of them. But first I'd like to see your list of "why not's".

[timvp]

Yes. We should probably take one of them. But first I'd like to see your list of "why not's".

There was probably a Zion Whataburger joke I let slip away, tbh.

[slick'81]

Zion going back toschool tbh

[Russ]

There was probably a Zion Whataburger joke I let slip away, tbh.

How about this trolling job a couple months ago from Sports Illustrated:



1. Cleveland Cavaliers CAVALIERS: ZION WILLIAMSON, F, DUKE
Height: 6'7" | Weight: 285 | Freshman

Williamson is approaching permanent-ink status atop this draft class, his dominant play continuing to widen the gap in perception. Duke has needed every ounce of his prolific production, and his wide-ranging impact on winning games outweighs any long-term positional questions. Williamson is the type of talent you bring in to build around, and all the platitudes in the world can’t appropriately describe his rare combination of skill, strength and explosiveness. For a franchise like Cleveland in need of a jolt, his immediate star power is an added bonus. As we have maintained dating back before the season, Williamson is an ideal fit for the modern NBA, and a runaway choice at No. 1.


https://www.si.com/nba/2019/01/30/nb...nt-cam-reddish

[spurs1990]

Zion could be Larry Johnson or he could be Anthony Bennett. No way he meets the James/Duncan/Shaq like hype they've thrown at him this year... A sure fire franchise changer

[JeffDuncan]

Zion going back toschool tbh

Culinary arts?

[Russ]

Zion will bring the ooohs and aaaahs but how much will he affect the bottom line?

Not so sure . . .

[slick'81]

Culinary arts?


Is that a class at duke?

[TheGreatYacht]

Barrett is DeRozan 2.0, tbh.

Also lol at the Zion doubters... This league is soft as baby shit and teams are scoring at a ridiculous pace. This isnt your dad's NBA. In a league where guys like Julius Randle and Montrezl Harrell get you 20 & 8 on a nightly basis, a dominant athlete like Zion should have no problem getting you more than that. Positions dont exist anymore so it's hilarious when the vanilla cliche takes about how he's too short to play PF come out. Draymond Green plays Center in 2019 :lol

[Play Boban]

Zion would become morbidly obese after stuffing his face with Whataburgers in San Antonio tbh.

[DPG21920]

Unc, are you ultimately going to do a big board with your personal hopes/wants after all the prospects are laid out? I think that would be a cool idea for a thread..

[phxspurfan]

Well for starters, he's Lauryn Hill's son.

[timvp]

Unc, are you ultimately going to do a big board with your personal hopes/wants after all the prospects are laid out? I think that would be a cool idea for a thread..

That's the plan :tu

[horseshue]

Barrett is DeRozan 2.0, tbh.

Also lol at the Zion doubters... This league is soft as baby shit and teams are scoring at a ridiculous pace. This isnt your dad's NBA. In a league where guys like Julius Randle and Montrezl Harrell get you 20 & 8 on a nightly basis, a dominant athlete like Zion should have no problem getting you more than that. Positions dont exist anymore so it's hilarious when the vanilla cliche takes about how he's too short to play PF come out. Draymond Green plays Center in 2019 :lol
Barrett ar least have some real basketball skills, unlike that other fat guy.

[Jonnyblue19]

Barrett ar least have some real basketball skills, unlike that other fat guy.


Right and the fat guy has 100% more potential than Barrett. Barrett is a black hole and cost Duke the title with is ball hogging. No none knows how good Zion will be but you clowns calling him a bust or a some fat guy have no idea what the hell you are talking about. He might be 5-10 pds over weight but even at that weight he jumps out of the gym. And if he lost 10 pds he would be 275 pds of pure muscle who hell can guard him on a fast brake.

And TheGreatYacht is right you have players like Montrezl Harrell are averaging 16.5 pts and 6.5 rebounds a game but Zion who weighs 45 pds more than him and out jumps him by probably 10 inches is going to a bust.

There is no hand checking anymore in the NBA and Zion is around the same weight of Embid he will kill players in the post. Good lord he weighs 20 pds more than Lebron, and he is only 19 years old.

[cutewizard]

:lmao

[kobyz]

Zion is Draymond Green with Dominique athleticism!!!!

[cutewizard]

Zion is Draymond Green with Dominique athleticism!!!!


Right

[cutewizard]

Wilkins was incredible

[cutewizard]

From a pure athleticism standpoint, the all time would be

Chamberlain at center

Wilkins and Erving at forwards

MJ and Lebron at guards

[cutewizard]

Omg what a five

[Seventyniner]

Unc, are you ultimately going to do a big board with your personal hopes/wants after all the prospects are laid out? I think that would be a cool idea for a thread..

Isn't that considered an insult around here now?

[sananspursfan21]

It could be worth it to take a flyer on Morant or Barrett but they’d have to spend some time in Austin

[cutewizard]

Wilkins was incredible

[cutewizard]

The Bucks can play man, the Bucks can play

[r0drig0lac]

Zion going back toschool tbh

no way

[cutewizard]

I am liking the Bucks more and more

[DPG21920]

Isn't that considered an insult around here now?

Lol

[SpurSpike]

I don't see what the top 3 draft prospects have to do with the Spurs?

[rjv]

Zion could be Larry Johnson or he could be Anthony Bennett. No way he meets the James/Duncan/Shaq like hype they've thrown at him this year... A sure fire franchise changer i see rodney rogers

[K...]

I don't see what the top 3 draft prospects have to do with the Spurs?

But we can shit on Memphis, New Orleans, Knicks and especially Lakers here

[TheGreatYacht]

Right and the fat guy has 100% more potential than Barrett. Barrett is a black hole and cost Duke the title with is ball hogging. No none knows how good Zion will be but you clowns calling him a bust or a some fat guy have no idea what the hell you are talking about. He might be 5-10 pds over weight but even at that weight he jumps out of the gym. And if he lost 10 pds he would be 275 pds of pure muscle who hell can guard him on a fast brake.

And TheGreatYacht is right you have players like Montrezl Harrell are averaging 16.5 pts and 6.5 rebounds a game but Zion who weighs 45 pds more than him and out jumps him by probably 10 inches is going to a bust.

There is no hand checking anymore in the NBA and Zion is around the same weight of Embid he will kill players in the post. Good lord he weighs 20 pds more than Lebron, and he is only 19 years old.
An educated poster tbh

[Beartrucci]

A lot of people on this site obviously didn't watch Zion very much or at all at Duke. He's very skilled.

Some of the comparisons being made with other players are so off I hope it's trolling :lol

[sasaint]

The only legitimate question about Zion requires Nostradamus to answer it, which makes it pretty irrelevant to his career projection: How long can his legs (ankles/knees) handle the stress generated by such a hulking body making such fantastically athletic moves? Only Chicken Little would predict anything less than superstardom for Zion.

[sasaint]

I don't see what the top 3 draft prospects have to do with the Spurs?

Obviously the Spurs will trade Dumbmar for AD and the #1 pick.

[spurs1990]

i see rodney rogers

Haha good one. Rodney did a 360 dunk in a game back in the 90s. One of the most graceful ones I've ever seen actually. Also another Tobacco Road product.

[ace3g]

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