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Zion ..... up and coming, still young Mr. "Street Clothes" with untapped potential. Sky's the limit.

 

If we're talking about long-term answers, I'm not sure Ayton is the guy either. He's been a great P&R partner for Luka and Austin and surpassed my expectations for him offensively, but defensively I think he's been just okay. He's pretty quick for a big, but not so much that he's a great switch defender. I don't think he's great in deep drop coverage, JJ has more so wanted to use his athleticism and play him closer to the level of the ball. The center has the biggest impact on a team's floor defensively, so going forward we may need someone that's better able to clean up mistakes if we're committing to a Luka and Austin tandem.

We'll see, that's a question for next summer. I don't even know what the options would be.

 

Zion Williamson has already missed more than 250 games, three full seasons in the NBA.
Future franchise player
And somebody wanted to trade for him just recently