A co-sign from Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is every potential — and current — NBA player's dream and Zion Williamson is living the dream.
James sat down to talk to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, where he spoke with agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, close friend and associate Randy Mims, and Lakers teammates Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Rajon Rondo about traveling to see the young up and comer.
“I love what Zion and RJ [Barrett] and Cam [Reddish] and Tre [Jones], I love what they're doing. So, [the trip] was a no-brainer. It was easy. What strikes me? His agility and his quickness. For his size, how strong he is, to be able to move like the way he moves, he's very impressive. I mean, everybody can see the athleticism. That's obviously, that's ridiculous. But the speed and the quickness that he moves [with] at that size is very impressive.”
LeBron James went on to say that he appreciated Williamson's “maturity” level and knew that he would only grow as a person and a player in the months and years to come.
“I can relate in a sense of he's been covered since he was in high school and everybody is trying to compare him to the next this or the next that. But the best thing I've noticed is he seems like a good kid. He seems like he's got his head on straight. And when they asked him about, you know, guys in our league and people who cover our league talking about, ‘If I was Zion Williamson, I would sit out for the rest of the year,' he was like, ‘That's [silly]. Why? I'm here to play basketball. I love to play basketball. I'm here at Duke, I'm having fun. These are my friends. I'm having a great time. Why would I sit out?'”
But while LeBron James was happy to sing praises for Zion Williamson, the Lakers forward made clear that this was not a recruiting trip, either.
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