How is Zion Williamson not ranked #1 in his class?

[Jax]

This thread has been around since December

I meant the post about Marvin Bagley, he just posted it

 

[Malta]

Both Zion and Marvin have ways to go skill wise, which is natural cause they're so young. But give me the 6'11 kid. I just love the effort Bagley plays with. Just need that handle and jumble to get better

Derrick Coleman / Chris Bosh type, yes I went with the lefties

 

[Sauce Dab]

The thing with Bagley is he is old as hell. Same age as Jayson Tatum despite being 2 classes behind. Still #1 lock.

Zion really needs to develop some passing ability or a shot for me to be fully sold on him.

How old is he? Something Like the Thon Maker situation?

 

[Flight]

Both Zion and Marvin have ways to go skill wise, which is natural cause they're so young. But give me the 6'11 kid. I just love the effort Bagley plays with. Just need that handle and jumble to get better

Saw Bagley play Oak Hill. Oak Hill had two 6'10 bigs..they wanted no smoke with Bagley that whole game.

 

[Malta]

How old is he? Something Like the Thon Maker situation?

He should be with the class of 2017, but lost a full year of playing time, he just turned 18 in March.


Either way, he would have been the top pick this year, next year and the year after. The Celtics don't trade their pick this year if he's in the draft, he's damn good.

 

[Poitier]

How old is he? Something Like the Thon Maker situation?

Will be 20 by the end of his freshman year. Really athletic, highly skilled but only good not great physical tools...definitely a tier below an Anthony Davis/Embiid/Towns type imo.

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Derrick Coleman / Chris Bosh type, yes I went with the lefties

Athletic and gives enough effort to play in the NBA effectively today imo.

 

[Trill McClay]

someone put some bubble wrap on this kid. He almost RIP'd his career.

 

[No Sleep]

Yesterday I saw that Zion has improved his jump shot. He was a lot more than a dunker yesterday.

 

[The God Poster]

Yesterday I saw that Zion has improved his jump shot. He was a lot more than a dunker yesterday.

He got that not fat but not skinny Bobby Hill body type still? That ain't gone fly in the NBA especially at the SF position.

 

[No Sleep]

He got that not fat but not skinny Bobby Hill body type still? That ain't gone fly in the NBA especially at the SF position.

When I first saw him I said the same thing. He looks like a DE, the school he plays for doesn't have a conditioning program which would be very useful to him. His dad was a DE at NC State and his mom was a basketball player.

 

[Sauce Dab]

Yesterday I saw that Zion has improved his jump shot. He was a lot more than a dunker yesterday.

I've never seen him shoot the ball once

 

[No Sleep]

It needs work but it is there.



I think this was one of the games he shot the ball well.

 

[Poitier]

How do you use Zion if he never becomes a plus passer or distance shooter? @Malta

 

[Malta]

How do you use Zion if he never becomes a plus passer or distance shooter? @Malta

You'd have to use him as a small ball 4 if he never develops any type of 3 pts shot. There's no room in the league for a slashing wing that can't pass or shoot, at least not for a high lottery pick. Aaron Gordon is like a cautionary tale for that type of player and even he looked like a better passer in HS in addition to having more size.