In high school, John Wall was a monster. His high school mixtapes are a blast to watch; a young Wall’s freakish athleticism is on display. Even John Wall, who’s probably more athletic than 99 percent of people, doesn’t consider himself to be in the same realm as phenom Zion Williamson, Wall said in an interview with BallisLife (transcribed by SLAM):
“He’s one of the top two or three most athletic players I’ve ever seen in high school basketball, period. Or in life, period.
“He just does all type of dunks like it’s nothing in-game.
“The best in-game dunker that I’ve seen since Vince Carter, and he does some stuff that [Vince] does in a game without even trying.”
There’s no doubt that Williamson, the 6-foot-7 high-schooler, is an electrifying athlete. The questions regarding his professional future lie in the other facets of his game; can he contribute to a winning basketball team, or is he just a dunker?
Williamson is a rare athlete, but that’s only one part of the picture.
