re: Why do people say Zion Williamson is such a good player?

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He is not undersized to play the 4. He will be the strongest player in the league. We have all watched a 6'6 Rodman and 6'4 Barkley dominate the boards. The league is actually smaller now. I believe Williamson will be top 5 in rebounds year one and lead all non-centers in blocks. Border line all star out of the gate..

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Defensively I don't doubt he can play the 4.

I'm talking about offensively. He doesn't have the ability right now to be a ball-handling perimeter player in the NBA like LeBron. And his shot isn't good enough to really stretch the floor. And when he does shoot from outside, it's a set shot. He's not someone who can be a perimeter jump shooter.

So that leaves him only being able to play on the inside at the rim. Can he do it at the NBA level? I think so. But I don't think it will lead to him being the transcendent player.

The best comparison I've seen is that he is a better version of Julius Randle.


And for the record, I think Zion will be great in the NBA. But I'm not sure I'm on board with him being the second coming of LeBron like people are hailing him as. His game is still very limited.