This week ESPN released their top 100 NBA Players for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. The top two spots belonged to Los Angeles Lakers stars Lebron James and Anthony Davis. The top 5 was rounded out by Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, and Kawhi Leonard. Many players were given rankings that were debatable none more than the ranking of Zion Williamson coming in at number 19. Zion played only 24 games last year and put up tremendous numbers in that small sample size. He averaged 22.5 points 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game last year. Even though he had these amazing numbers he also had a minute restriction; with this being the case he would play in 4-minute spots which often caused him to not finish games. The NBA is fascinated with Zion and has a ton of hype around him, but his game has not necessarily matched from an overall perspective. Zion had his conditioning questioned, in addition to not doing anything besides dunking. With it being his sophomore season, he is expected to be in better shape and will not have a minute restriction this year. The sky is the limit for Zion if he can stay healthy and can control his weight.
Zion’s future is bright but right now he is too high on this list. Some of the players he is ahead of include Paul George, Jamal Murray, and Bradley Beal. Paul George for his struggles during the post season had a very good regular season. He was just awarded with a 4-year extension with the Los Angeles Clippers worth $193 Million. How is Zion ahead of Beal it makes no sense at all; Beal is coming off the best season of his career in which he averaged 30! Jamal Murray had a good season and elevated his play even more in the playoffs. He continuously hit big shots in the playoffs and help lead the Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals. This included powering the Nuggets so they could come back down 3-1 in 2 straight best of 7 game series. In conclusion Zion is overrated and is all hype at this point.
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