re: Players with triple doubles in the NCAA tournament.

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Why isn’t the kid not considered the #1 pick?

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He's awesome, and he's like 60x better than RJ Barrett. But Zion is a generational athlete. He's a year younger. He has played against more NBA players than Morant has. Go look at his stat lines from the ACC Tourney. He's absurdly efficient.

Morant might end up being the better player, but it's not hard to see why someone would consider Zion the top pick.

ETA: The other thing to consider is Zion is more box office. Also, every team picking at the top probably has other plans.

PHX will likely look to add a vet to win more next year. Atlanta has Trae. Cleveland took Sexton and he came on strong. NY isn't passing up Zion. Chicago isn't passing up Zion.