11-13-2024, 04:05 PM
(11-13-2024, 03:55 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: It's solely because of the flashes he's shown when he has been healthy. Which overall has been few and far between. Last year was his best year and he carried that Pelicans team to the thick of the Western conference playoff race.
I agree though... Any team trading for Zion knows that he may play in 40% of games. Most teams are probably still fine with that idea though.
I agree he has had short stints where he looked like a problem for the league, particularly downhill with the ball. But, like Luka, his time in shape enough to be able to get into the paint with the ball is getting rarer and rarer, only UNLIKE Luka, he has no midrange game to speak of, really. I think his career is likely to play out in disappointing fashion, even in the unlikely event he does manage to stay healthy long enough to matter.