I remember the hype coming out of duke, how teams were tanking for him, the “generational” talent/prospect talks. How by this time Zion would either be the straight up face of the league or one of them. Definitely a top ten player and more than likely a top 5 player by now. That basically didn’t happen, he’s been surpassed by other young players since. I legit remember several Who would you rather have going forward Luka or Zion threads. It’s crazy

  • mares8@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    He was hyped more then Wemby before coming into league. Probably cause he was national player so more ppl followed his colleague carrier

    • resipsaloquitor5@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think a big part of the Zion hype is that it genuinely seemed like he was the best prospect since Lebron.

      When talking about Wemby, the tagline is “best prospect since Zion”. That doesn’t get people as excited.

      • HoopsMcCann750@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        No, the big part of Zion hype is that he was American and played for Duke. Not in the same tier as Wemby as a prospect in any way except for the hype they had before they entered the league.