Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
For me, Zion is the height of a SF, but he cannot shoot at all. Maybe one day he will develop that shot, it's totally possible and his shot doesn't look totally broken or anything, but he just cannot shoot whatsoever right now.
Sure, he could lose weight, but a fair amount of his ability right now comes down to his strength. He's so strong, he can muscle through pretty much anyone whether it's driving or in the post, and getting him to drop weight could have some degree of harm towards his game. Again, not necessarily, but it could.
Comparing him to a mix between Green and Gordon is a really horrible way to talk about him. If that was his potential, he wouldn't be a top three pick projection. He's got the potential to be a lot better than either.