The rookies I remember having immense hype, the kind where the draft is considered a sweepstakes for who will get them:
Shaquille O’Neal (1992) Tim Duncan (1997) LeBron James (2003) Zion Williamson (2019) Victor Wembanyama (2023)
Three out of four have had top 10-15 all time careers. I hope Zion gets it together to have at least a Hall of Fame career.
Who am I forgetting / who was there before 1992?
Oden was so hyped! I thought he was going to be the next big thing.
The Oden vs KD debate was real, though.
Definitely! If Zion is on the list for hype, you have to have Oden there by the same metric