Welcome to Shades Of, where SI experts discuss young, emerging stars across all sports in the context of which current veterans or retired athletes they draw comparisons to, based on everything from stats to stature, style and more.
Who does Zion Williamson remind you of?
Zion Williamson, the explosive Pelicans forward who recently completed his rookie season, is hard to put into a box. Williamson has the body of an even thicker Charles Barkley, the hype of LeBron James, and the leaping ability of a video game character using all the cheat codes. When I watch Zion Williamson play, it would be reductive to get caught up in comparing him to other players.