Setting aside the fallacy of the guys you pick as the top tier of prospects, allow me to remind you of what folks thought about Wiggins when he came out.
The problem is no one gets to know these kids. Some guys come out with all the hype and believe it is all made for them and they don’t need to do anything. There has to be a balance between them knowing they have the talent but they need work to do and show they are willing to do the work.
I still hear the stories about the guys who went before MJ. He had the talent but it took years in the NBA before he realized he needed a team around him to win it all. Not all the picks before him were bad but after his realization he became the NBA’s best player ever. Unless you spent hours upon hours with him before the draft there was no way to tell of that kind of stardom.
I think Zion will be good. His is humble and I think he realizes there is work to do but is his humbleness too much? Will that hold him back? I was very disappointed him and RJ did not get to the final four. Is that an indication he can’t lead an NBA team? If he and RJ could not lead their college team to the great high I am not fully sure he has the magic for the NBA. So I am looking forward for the years to come to how it plays out but I do understand why some people have reservations.