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Wemby or Zion, who has more hype before entering the league? (alien.top)

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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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[–] photacos@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Answer is Wemby. Zion’s athleticism, touch, and dunking was super hyped but he was never seen as a guy to potentially to be the GOAT the way Wemby’s height/frame has provided for him. Zion playing in NCAA and being seen my more casual Americans is irrelevant.

Theres literal talk that Wemby can surpass Jordan if he fully lived up to his potential. Call that ridiculous or not, the talk and hype is there. As generational as Zion is, that potential ceiling was never brought up for him.