Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

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.

Its hard to argue against that given he's barely been in the league, but even Shawn Kemp had some monster years in his late 20s where he made it to the finals.

Of course, Zion isn't near in the condition Kemp was, but then again, Zion is a better version of Kemp anyways. The fully realized one.

I think teams are interested in trying to capture the only good years of Zion's career and that's why he has trade interest. Because like you said, his time getting into the paint is on a countdown clock.