Zion Williamson is about to get paid

ESPN ^ | April 1, 2019 | Nick DePaula

[wgmalabama]

Completely disagree. Age discrimination at any age is anti liberty. Adult is an adult. The NFL is not above the rule f law in spite of the appearance they are.

[JBW1949]

Doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree...It’s the rule the NFL has followed for years and years...My guess is that it IS legal or something would’ve happened...

[JBW1949]

The drinking age has varied from state to state...

[Hot Tabasco]

Given a NIKE shoe blew out on him on National TV, and could have ended his career before its started, I would think Nike has already paid him millions indirectly or “in waiting” to keep his mouth shut about it.

How do you keep your mouth shut when the whole world saw that video?

Crap happens and it was a fluke. How many other accounts have you seen or read where that happened?

That equipment malfunction does absolutely nothing to devalue the brand.............

[JBW1949]

All the way around, I think Tyler Hansbrough was a more complete college basketball player than Zion...

[Hot Tabasco]

I think Tyler Hansbrough was a more complete college basketball player than Zion...

You're probably right.....

[Rummyfan]

If a man, and a 18 year old is a man, is ready for the job there is no legal way for them to say NO you can’t play.

LeBron James came straight out of high school. Tracy McGrady did too. Have they changed the rule?

[Rummyfan]

I think he’ll be a dud in the NBA.

And all the scouts and prognosticators are wrong? I think he'll be a good power forward.

[Rummyfan]

you mean “which class” did he attend?

Phys Ed... basketball.

[Rummyfan]

It amazes me that people who buy sneakers are swayed by advertising where a rich kid who just admitted he’d “endorse” whatever sneaker was made by the highest bidder.

It didn't work for Alonzo Ball and his 'Big Baller' brand.

[jjotto]

Collective bargaining agreement 2005 I think. At least 19 years old and not in high school in the last year.

[Rummyfan]

I hear conflicting things, I’ve heard he really likes it at Tech, speculation is the one school he might leave for is Texas...

Why would he leave one football school for another? I think he would hold out for a Big Ten / SEC / or ACC school. Of course the UCLA job is still open too.

[Rummyfan]

Doesn’t matter if you agree or disagree...It’s the rule the NFL has followed for years and years...

NFL is a totally different case. It would be the truly truly exceptional athlete who could come out of high school and compete against grown men who have three or four years of weight training and game experience on an incoming high schooler. Maurice Clarett from OSU tried it and it didn't work, and he had one year of college ball. And a lot of NFL players have said, the jump from high school to college ball is enormous, almost bigger than the jump from college to the NFL (depending on the position).

[Rummyfan]

All the way around, I think Tyler Hansbrough was a more complete college basketball player than Zion...

And he's playing in China now, although he had some good years with the Pacers.

[HamiltonJay]

When have you ever seen a show disintegrate like that before? Ever?

Sorry, but that wasn’t an oops that was a complete failure that only happens when you have crap for quality control.

Zion never said one word negative about it... at least publicly...

[JBW1949]

As I said, I think he was a more complete COLLEGE basketball player than Williamson...

[skinndogNN]

Not long after Lebron came along they changed the rule. I don’t know it exactly, but Kevin Durant was forced to play one season of college ball and he was more than ready for the NBA.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I watched him pitch, which just means I’m old. :) Nice to see I still remember something....