By now, most basketball fans know who Zion Williamson is. A high school star from South Carolina, Williamson has burst onto the scene by putting together a compilation of highlight dunks that seem impossible for someone who turned 17 last month to pull off. He is a freak of nature and the kind of basketball player whose athletic ability is best described as “special.”
John Wall agrees with this assessment. Wall is doing a video series this summer with BallIsLife.com called “No Offseason,” which shows the work the Wizards star is doing as he prepares for the 2017-18 campaign. At one point, Wall was asked about Williamson and heaped some serious praise on the teenager. (Head to the 8:35 mark to hear what Wall has to say.)
“He’s probably one of the most, he’s one of the top two, three most athletic players I’ve ever seen,” Wall said. “In high school basketball, period. Or in life, period. He just does all types of dunks like it’s nothing in game. The best in-game dunker I’ve seen is Vince Carter, and he does some stuff that he does in the game without even trying.”
Wall saying that about Williamson’s athleticism is high praise, but comparing his ability to throw down during games to that of Carter is some next level stuff. Anyone getting their dunking prowess compared to Carter is one thing, but being on the receiving end of this comparison as a high schooler means you’re a special basketball player.
In fact, when asked what advice he would give to Williamson, Wall alluded to the fact that the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2018 is as talented a high schooler as you’ll find.
“I would tell him just to work on different things,” Wall said. “The game is so easy and boring at times for him, you can tell, work on things you’re gonna need for the next level.”
(Via Bleacher Report)
