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I look at is this way...
Do I think both players would succeed around 20ppg without the other guy? Yes, I do. They both appear to be transcendant players playing together.
But which player benefits more from the presence of the other?
And I think that answer is obvious given the unique stature and physical "problem" of one of them. Zion should be picked first, he is the automatic double team and defense collapser. His carnage creates broken plays, loose balls, defensive mismatches that Barrett is feasting on.
I think Barrett is worth the pick, but his 25+ppg and 30 point game streak is a function of a 20ppg player being alongside a generational player and having way more space than he should ever have given his own prowess.
Do I think both players would succeed around 20ppg without the other guy? Yes, I do. They both appear to be transcendant players playing together.
But which player benefits more from the presence of the other?
And I think that answer is obvious given the unique stature and physical "problem" of one of them. Zion should be picked first, he is the automatic double team and defense collapser. His carnage creates broken plays, loose balls, defensive mismatches that Barrett is feasting on.
I think Barrett is worth the pick, but his 25+ppg and 30 point game streak is a function of a 20ppg player being alongside a generational player and having way more space than he should ever have given his own prowess.