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He's not a bust, but he's in New Orleans. He might as well be.
Of Course he is hyped, they always hype players it is their jobs. I have no idea if he will become as good as he is being predicted but some people are calling him a bust.
If he has great work ethic he will become a great player. If he doesnt then he will be very average but based on his athleticism he will score because of his size and speed. He is a freak of nature now let's see how badly he wants to be great.
He's not a bust, but he's in New Orleans. He might as well be.
All aboard the Zion train! Next stop, Bourbon St.
Yep, if he had gone to New York, Lakers,Chicago, Charlotte, Memphis, Phoenix ,etc then he wouldn't be labeled a bust by some because all these organizations have been great at player development.
If a player wants to get better they will work on their game and become better.
None of the teams you listed are renown for player development at all.
Nobody knows if he's going to be good, it's all guessing when trying to assess the transition from amateur to pro in any sport..
A huge part of career success is based on luck and cir stances..which franchise drafts you, the quality of your teammates, etc..can't really predict that .
Pretty sure that was meant as sarcasm. And any player drafted #1 (minus Anthony Bennett) has star/superstar potential but could be a huge bust.
It is an inexact science, so the potential is there is for them to become any level of player. The days of drafting a Shaq, Duncan or Olajuwon "can't miss/instant HOF" level of talent is probably gone.
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busts can always happen but you have to take the guy #1 overall... im more concerned with his wingspan than his jumper as a weakness.
he projects as a big playing a similar position to draymond green, but draymond has a 7'1 wingspan to make up for lack of height. zion's wingspan is 6'10 which is acceptable but not great. sure he can outjump draymond, but you have to be able to contest positionally without jumping, or else you'll just be at the mercy of shot fakes and shoulder fakes when bigs try to back him down. its why blake griffin was never a great defender despite having adequate height and outstanding leaping ability... mediocre length
luckily the nba is trending away from centers backing guys down in the paint. the only imposing bigs (on offense) in the west right now (on teams that are legitimate playoff threats) are jokic/nurkic/aldridge. assuming cousins leaves GSW, none of the western conferences playoff teams have centers that really cause problems on that end. gobert isn't taking guys to the woodshed in the post...
offensively, if julius randle can succeed with his scoring/driving/passing, then zion should have no concerns on that end. his jumper could use work obviously, but he developed an at least adequate/mediocre jumper with duke after having virtually no jumper going in. he's still so young that he can work on it.
no brainer pick at #1 overall...
and lol at the "oh well he can get injured and become a bust" stuff which is applicable to everybody including zion. blake griffin had missed his first season after major knee surgery and still was dominant as a rookie
dont know if anyone has mention this
but doesnt zion and randall play the same position??
Anthony Bennett 2.0 with slightly better stats that will buy him some goodwill a season or so longer than Fat Canuck.
Ship him out to prevent the heartache. Ship Brow out to prevent the headache. I'm glad the Pelicans are getting a piece of the sidewalk after getting the all season and they deserve to have the cards in their favor. Loved their response to everything and hope they carry that poker face into the off season to make it interesting.
Randle is a FA so hes probably not re-signing with them tbh
Well balanced assessment. Agree 100%
and blake is the comp I see most apt.
Maybe he will be better we will see.
he has a player option but it's it a low number
no way he opts in that was only there in case he got hurt
Can you explain how his game is similar at all to Bennett's?
Can you explain how I said their games are similar?
You basically called him Anthony Bennett with better stats. Compare them? Why is he Anthony Bennett with better stats? Is that complicated?
the only similarities to Bennett and Zion are that they will be #1 picks. Bennett is arguably the worst #1 pick in NBA history and everyone was baffled that Cleveland selected him 1st that year. Zion is a consensus #1. not really comparable tbh
Both fat and undersized. That was my comparison. Zion is going to bust as badly as Bennett, but he'll average a little bit better stats to keep him in the L a little longer but he's also 1 injury away from that bit of slack.
Bennett averaged 4 points a game and 12 minutes a game his rookie year, so Zion is going to have similar numbers? Wtf are you talking about? And really, every NBA player is one injury away from being out the league.
You should definitely become a GM with your player knowledge of talent.
So true, I cannot some people are even comparing these two, it is a joke.
Anthony Bennett college stats were nowhere near Zion's, plus he played against much weaker compe ion.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...bennett-1.html
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...liamson-1.html
I do understand concerns about Zion's arm length as opposed to his wingspan. His wingspan is underwhelming, and a lot of that comes from having a very wide body. His arms are pretty short for a PF. It'll be interesting to see what his standing reach measures out at.
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