He’s clearly fat. He’d be the second biggest dude in the nba right now by weight yet is only 6-7 at best and hasn’t started dealing with his metabolism slowing down.

I clearly need to re-evaluate my life since I'm arguing the same side as exo, but Zion is not ****ing fat. Fat people don't do freakishly athletic things like that. Dude is a Westbrook caliber athlete that is built like a linebacker. Big difference between that type of build and being fat.

He’s 18 and might be the second biggest player in the nba. He might be built like a tank but he also can easily gain weight and has gained weight. I hope he’s great but his weight is a concern and not a strength long term. Do you really see him playing the 3 at the pro level? What 6-7 pfs have really thrived in the nba in the last 30 years other than Barkley. His wingspan is only 6-10, again he doesn’t have freak measurables.

He's actually 6'5 & at 6'5 being 270+lbs at 18 & around 15% bodyfat, those are the freakish measurements you need to be focused on. Forget Zion being long & lanky like most NBA players, he doesn't need that. This man has literally never been seen before & i will keep saying it, he will die before 30 from the steroids he's taking at such an early age.

Barkley wished he was 6’7”.

His true height was just about 6’4”.

#FACTS

Zion transcends positions.

Looks like the #1 pick to me.

The crazy thing is that if the NBA heavily recruited more men from Southern Sudan, they would have an army of 7footers who are long as hell in the NBA. The average male height in Southern Sudan is 6'4 for men & 6ft for women, just insane numbers.

mrw when im a hawks fan

Bol Bol looks like he has good enough hands which is one of the traits that is really important for a guy of his size. I'm a little disappointed that the highlights didn't really show him doing much on D. Really curious to see the type of stamina Bol has.

Zion and Bol are legit freaks of nature. They are 1/2 on the board for me. RJ is more likely to be a better NBA player but I can't resist the upside that comes with such outlier physical abilities.

id love to hear the bull case on bol bol cuz the moment i look at this dude i just get immediate feelings of thabeet where every adult NBA player will expose him on D

its not like you can make the argument that he's gonna fill out, right? is it biased to just assume he's never gonna get above beanpole status?

mind you kevin durant was confirmed omega beanpole weakling and that ended up not mattering in the slightest, but idk if bol bol got that handle or the wet jumper just yet.

bol looks like he likes basketball though and already looking good as a freshman. thabeet was barely a player by his junior year. bol can shoot though. as a grizz fan, i hope to god we don't end up with bol but he should be >>> thabeet in the NBA.

I don't think a Thabeet that can shoot and handle the ball is as bad as you seem to think

thabeet is 275lbs so it wasn't lack of size/strength than got him exposed by nba players, it's probably the only advantage he theoretically has on bol as a prospect. bol obviously way more coordinated and likes basketball, and wingspan also ~2" longer than thabeet's (7'8 vs 7'6)

imo gobert is a better physical comparison for bol - basically similar height/span, similar frame. as far as differences; gobert seems to have better natural upper body strength, bol looks like a more coordinated athlete in general

i think bol is a very good prospect if his shooting is as legit as it looks (and assigning him some baseline defensive competence which i have no evidence for other than the measurables)

I can be your Herro baby

BUMP for the GOAT college bball player

He has literally solved college bball (11-13 fg). I present to you the 2019 #1 pick.

Zion is an AI robot humonoid from the future confirmed.

he's the best player in the world, but he might not the best player on this team!

He’s merely big boned

zion is the first human being since lebron where you're like oh **** look at that gigantic human just fly down the court and obliterate everything into dust

havent looked at near enough tape on barret but damn he must be a helluva player to be considered better than zion

im already wondering which player id want to pair with trae. you could make a good weird science experiment argument with bol bol (lol) but give me ZION thx

Knicks are getting ZION so keep dreaming Clayton.

It’s basketball DESTINY.

All those glorious dunks will be at THE MECCA.

I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2021-22 NBA Champions New York Basketball Knickerbockers:

Point: KYRIE, FRANK
Wings: KAWHI, JIMMY, KNOX
Bigs: ZINGER, ZION, BROW

Lol@anybody going #1 over Zion. Dude is a man amongst boys out there and there will be no difference in the NBA as he outweighs everyone there by 40-50lbs hahah. By the time he's 24-25 he will be 300+lbs & probably able to jump over the backboard hahaha.