Listen to Colin Cowherd explain why he thinks Zion Williamson will be the face of basketball after LeBron James retires from the NBA, as the 19-year-old New Orleans Pelicans rookie phenom is taking the league by storm seemingly effortlessly.
The former Duke maestro is averaging 24.1 points in only 28.9 minutes of action for an upbeat Pelicans team on the precipice of the no. 8 seed in the West.
Williamson has attained a 59.3% field goal percentage, and Colin points out that Williamson is barely averaging over 1.0 dribbles per possession; one of the most remarkable numbers in a modern NBA where alarmingly high volume usage rates are synonymous with every All-Star.
Colin says Zion is this era’s ‘Magic Johnson’, saying Zion is one of the most unique players he has ever seen in professional basketball, and says he has a combination of skill sets that puts him into a category very much uncharted in this era of shooters.
Colin is already on the record saying Zion is a top 20 player just 15 games into his young career, and has already anointed him a SUPERSTAR.
Check out the video above as Colin details why Zion will become the league’s next legend if he stays healthy.