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Originally Posted by Heroball
CP3 is a worse athlete than Lonzo, and the game isn't exponentially more athletic than when he was (is) playing.
And things haven't changed that much since Nash/Kidd era.
Yes, Lonzo is 6' 6" and yes being tall makes people better at basketball. But how many guys at Lonzo's height have his skill level? Magic, LeBron, and um...?
CP3 is quite athletic. Like I said, athleticism is more than just how high you can jump. CP3 has immense lateral quickness--enabling him to be a great defender. Lonzo shows promise but currently his skills in this regard need work.
More importantly, CP3 has skills Lonzo doesn't. He's a mega elite ball handler who can dribble by and around defenders to create his own shots and lanes. Kyrie Irving is similar in this regard.
This is not a strength of Lonzo's game. It doesn't mean he can't improve--Steph Curry didn't have a high level of skill in this area at Davidson either and no one would say the same is true today, but there is a reason he was the 7th pick overall and not the 1st.
Lonzo has a high floor and does a lot well--but I see some possible non-strengths (I prefer that term to "weaknesses") where I don't really see any for Fultz.