Zion will be a suck in the NBA and the Lakers will suck also

what do you mean by 'suck'? I'm sure some people will be disappointed by him no matter what he does. Define your terms.

He will perform better than most #1 draft picks. He's good.

He will make multiple All-star teams. He will average ~ 20-9, shoot 55% and have a PER above 20 for several years.

Zion and Duke we're so awesome that they were KO'd in the sweet 16. He can't shoot.

My prediction is he will fall out this Nikes and never be the same.

NCAA final 4 wrote:

Zion and Duke we're so awesome that they were KO'd in the sweet 16. He can't shoot.

Dude is 285pounds with a 45inch vert and had the same 3pt pct than his 'shooter' lottery teammates Reddish and Barret had. He shot like 40% from 3 over the second half of the season. He's not a great outside shooter, but he's already shown signs of developing his shot. I think he will be fine.

Dominique Wilkens and Charles Barkley did just fine with worse shots coming out of college.

I would not be surprised to see him score 28 ppg and grab 12 boards with 2 blocks and 1.5 steals on 58% fg and 37% 3 pt as a rookie. His athleticism and physicality are arguably unprecedented in the league, shorter than Karl Malone but probably heavier and definitely a lot more athletic than Barkley while being a much better outside shooter. He has a great mentality for dominating the game yet is a team player and an excellent passer. I don't know whether he can stay healthy for a long career with the weight at 285 and the unbelievable moves and leaping, though. Hope he cuts 20-25 pounds.

On a side note, other than Jahlil Okafor, who seemed to be angry that he was selected by Philly a few years ago (now getting in shape, finally), have you seen worse affect from a draftee than Bol Bol tonight. He was forced to sit around 24 picks beyond the 20 they had invited to the Green Room and he showed that he was incredibly disappointed. Yet, he is going into a very good team in Denver and if he gets healthy (and Michael Porter, Jr. does as well), it will be interesting to see if his rail thin physique and apparent difficulty even in walking (to look at his slow, stiff walk up to the podium, almost as if he had back problems) can translate to the league. The highlights, which he referred to, are that he can dunk, is a great shotblocker--which will translate into the league, he shot 52% from 3 in 8 or 9 games in college before injury, and can score and rebound.

Porter is an even better talent if his back surgeries totally resolved his problems. If those two guys are very, very good, Denver will be a title contender--and indeed I expect them to get to the Western Conference finals a few times, maybe even breaking through.

Zion?? wrote:

Zion will be a nobody in New Orleans, not saying the Pels will suck, just him. He is way overated.The Lakers will be terrible as LeBron and A.D will never have any magic, and they even won't make the playoffs. LeBron James will retire and A.D will drift off into obscurity.

Zion Williamson one day hopefully will be a good third option on a good team. Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson would have done well together. Too bad Davis had already burned bridges with his trade demands in New Orleans.

good if ... wrote:

Zion?? wrote:

Zion will be a nobody in New Orleans, not saying the Pels will suck, just him. He is way overated.The Lakers will be terrible as LeBron and A.D will never have any magic, and they even won't make the playoffs. LeBron James will retire and A.D will drift off into obscurity.

Zion Williamson one day hopefully will be a good third option on a good team. Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson would have done well together. Too bad Davis had already burned bridges with his trade demands in New Orleans.

third option..hah...he's a top 25 player in the league right now.

Zion will get wide open shots because people will D him up 3 steps back so he cant go in and dunk all over the place.

He will be fine. My guess is 3 years in NO and then traded to a super team.

My guess is that Atlanta will be the next team to buy a championship

Williamson cleared a vertical leap mark of 40 inches. If accurate, that would have put him as the 10th-highest max vertical leaper (not standing, but with a short running start) in the NBA Draft, just behind Grayson Allen's number of 40.5 inches.

There's been so much hype around him that I think it's almost impossible for him to not disappoint. He obviously has a lot of tools to be great. It will be interesting to watch.

lol, nope wrote:

good if ... wrote:

Zion Williamson one day hopefully will be a good third option on a good team. Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson would have done well together. Too bad Davis had already burned bridges with his trade demands in New Orleans.

third option..hah...he's a top 25 player in the league right now.

Z Williamson looked great beating up on mediocre college kids. Weak jump shot. Watch Kawhi Leonard shut him down. You'll see.

I worry about the guys size and power. We saw him tear his shoe out, but what if it held? It it have been his knee that gave out? I predict an injury plagued career (not wishing it, just predicting it). 285 pounds is a lot to stop on a dime and change direction.

Zion reminds me of Larry Johnson. I think he'll end up with a similar career at LJ. The marketability if the 2 are similar. The return of Grandmama would be awesome.

lame brain wrote:

what do you mean by 'suck'? I'm sure some people will be disappointed by him no matter what he does. Define your terms.

He will perform better than most #1 draft picks. He's good.

He will make multiple All-star teams. He will average ~ 20-9, shoot 55% and have a PER above 20 for several years.

The Pels have Laker castaway Julius Randle (dumped, not even traded). He averages 21 points, 9 rebounds per game, and shoot over 50%. Same as you expect from Zion. Randle is 2-3" taller than Zion, and can play center or forward, Zion can only play forward. So, why isn't Randle considered the savior of the Pels?

thinker wrote:

Zion reminds me of Larry Johnson. I think he'll end up with a similar career at LJ. The marketability if the 2 are similar. The return of Grandmama would be awesome.

this is what i said before his first college game. a few coworkers said he was going to be a huge flop at duke and never make it to the pros. after watching his scrimmages in canada my thought was "he is a mix between larry johnson and bo jackson"

his hs vids really just showed poor offense/defense, and lots of hard dunks.....but in that first game in canada i noticed his super fast cross over, good passing and quick 3s. still my coworkers scoffed told me i didnt know sh*t about basketball blah blah blah, and we made bets.

my bet was zion would do 20pts a game, their bets was that he would be 8-10....yeah they obviously dont know sh*t. but these guys were the same ones telling me that trea young was going to be a bust, and i said he would get 20pts a game

- the poster formally known as m!ndweak

thinker wrote:

Zion reminds me of Larry Johnson. I think he'll end up with a similar career at LJ. The marketability if the 2 are similar. The return of Grandmama would be awesome.

That's pretty good. Or maybe Carlos Boozer stats. Either way, around 19/8/3 averages for his good years.

thought of some more....

since the current NBA is so soft and flail, with 40 flops per game, i see zion doing very well. not only is the flopping annoying but no one plays defense for sh*t anymore. since zion will be the newest nike cash cow he will go to the line A LOT...with him being so strong and able to finish, look for LOTS of very marginal contact with LOTS of and 1's.

2-3yrs in the league and he will have his flopping on par with harden and maybe averaging 35+ a game due to so many free throws

- the poster formally known as m!ndweak

Zion?? wrote:

Zion will be a nobody in New Orleans, not saying the Pels will suck, just him. He is way overated.The Lakers will be terrible as LeBron and A.D will never have any magic, and they even won't make the playoffs. LeBron James will retire and A.D will drift off into obscurity.

Zion could very easily end up a fat slob with his body type. When his metabolism and bank account numbers change he could be the new round mound.

I also see the Lakers performing below expectations (playoffs?) unless they get some substantial help to this roster.

dick vitale wrote:

Zion?? wrote:

Zion will be a nobody in New Orleans, not saying the Pels will suck, just him. He is way overated.The Lakers will be terrible as LeBron and A.D will never have any magic, and they even won't make the playoffs. LeBron James will retire and A.D will drift off into obscurity.

Zion could very easily end up a fat slob with his body type. When his metabolism and bank account numbers change he could be the new round mound.

I also see the Lakers performing below expectations (playoffs?) unless they get some substantial help to this roster.

i agree with the lakers blowing it...and i have said it way before KD said it, lebron is a cancer and thats the problem.

a true GOAT doesnt have to spray about it all the time, shouldnt be throwing coaches and players under the bus, and threatening to trade anyone at anytime mentality.

davis will get scolded a few times and realize how annoying it is playing with cry baby lebron. only reason he won with the cavs is cause most of the team still looked at kyrie as the leader, this made LeCry jealous and there was a power struggle...kyrie bounced.

no one wanted to join LeCry in LA, KD was honest, no one wanted to be on his lame space jam 2, the young core of the lakers got worse as the season went on....imagine that.

people dont get better with lebron, they get yelled at, threatened and intimidated, and all options start and end with lebron...how the f*ck is someone supposed to grow as a player with him?

- the poster formally known as m!ndweak