ESPN’s Medcalf: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett Two Leading Candidates For National Player Of The Year

“We’re witnessing the most awesome effort by any player, regardless of experience, at the collegiate level since perhaps Shaquille O’Neal played for LSU.“

ESPN’s Myron Medcalf looks at the college basketball landscape and sees four primary candidates for National Player of the Year: Zion Williamson, Tennessee’s Grant Williams, RJ Barrett and Kansas’ Dedric Lawson, and he sees Williamson far ahead of the rest.

It may be a bit early for this but he’s putting him in historical company based on his season so far: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Penny Hardaway, Jason Williams and Anthony Davis.

That’s amazing. Enjoy him while he’s at Duke. He’ll belong to the world soon.