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Message: [QUOTE="BlueMAB, post: 3523065, member: 920"] You're late to the party. And wrong that "no one knew who Zion was before he went to Duke". [URL='https://www.si.com/longform/2017/zion-williamson-basketball-dunks-high-school/index.html']Among high school basketball players Williamson is a celebrity on a scale perhaps not seen since LeBron James. Other prep stars, such as John Wall, Thon Maker and Seventh Woods, have captivated millions of viewers with memorable mixtapes, and LaMelo Ball, the youngest brother in America’s most inescapable hoops family, has cultivated a vast online following, thanks mostly to his publicity-hungry father. But Williamson is unique in his capacity to consistently produce stunning plays that send tremors across basketball Twitter and serve as fodder for mesmerizing YouTube clips.[/URL] Sure he benefited from Duke. No more than he would have benefited from UNC, Kentucky, Kansas, etc, etc. How much did he benefit? Put a number on it, then prove it. Good luck with that. I contend, it's not that much. Why? Because he got more money than any one and done ever, but not as much as Lebron, the only guy he compares to in terms of highlight reels. I specifically responded to the comment that going to the G League would cause him to lose leverage. That's BS. His leverage doesn't come from Duke, or the $500k rookie contract, it comes from his 6'6ish, 280ish pound body that comes with his 40+inch vert. [/QUOTE]