I don’t exactly remember how big hype was when Zion was drafted in 2019. I think he was depicted as the combination of Lebron and Barkley at that time. Did Zion get more hype than Wemby before entering the league?
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Equal. Both were being portrayed as the best prospect since LeBron. All we can hope for is that Zion plays this year, and Wembanyama doesn’t deal with injuries right away to derail his career. I’d just sit him for the remaining pre season games if the spurs have any left.
Wemby. Had they been in the same draft, Wemby would have went first.
I think Wemby will win MVP within his first 4 years in the league. I’m that confident with the guy.
More ppl knew Zion before he entered the league than Wemby but talent wise ,as a prospect, Wemby is way ahead.
Zion was a bigger celebrity, Victor’s more revered as a prospect.
Zion had a lot of hype in terms of being a flashy dunker and being a crowd fav etc, the marketing potential was definitely there to be one of the most popular players, and he absolutely had superstar and MVP potential too - But Wemby is definitely more highly regarded in terms of how good he can become.
So in a sense Zion had nearly as much hype but was not actually as highly regarded as a prospect