What is everyones thoughts about Zion joining the league? I read that alot of people are predicting him to be rookie of the year! I really liked watching him play for Duke and was by far one of my favorite college players!
Playing in Duke and in NBA is a very different thing. He can be a superstar in College but NBA is a different level. There are lots of first draft pick that went bust before. I hope he is not just all hype and he can handle the pressure of playing in NBA. Then there is an issue with his knees. I hope he is not another rookie who never proved themselves because of injuries.
Right, there's a lot of top pick who got busted because it's either they can't really adjust to the NBA playing style. With this height, I'm sure he will be get bang a lot by the big boys, he is super athletic and I'm sure there will be players who are going to challenge him when he goes inside and go for a dunk. Or because of his knee problems, he can't really play 100% and fans and management will be disappointed with the numbers his putting.
We can wait until the regular season starts, there is a reason why he is the number 1 pick, so let's hope he will be able to make pelicans an exciting team.
Who knows what this kid could bring, it will be a surprise if this season the Pelicans will be in the playoffs.
Exactly, and based on his performance last game, he is truly and exciting players very big but he is agile. But he needs to adjust to NBA playing style though, I saw some glimpse of him being bodies by someone and he has a hard time fighting for it. They could be in the playoffs not because of him but there are a lot of good players in the Pelicans uniform this season.