Charles Oakley Not a Huge Fan of Zion Williamson

There are very few people on the planet earth that have a build like New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson. One player who was probably just as strong as Zion was Knicks legend Charles Oakley. He was one of the strongest players during his heyday.  So the big question is, how does the Oak Tree feel about the NBA’s newest brut?

Well,  he’s really not very impressed.

“(Zion) ain’t doing nothing special,” Oakley said on Sirius XM Radio, via Diamond Leung of The Athletic. “He’s just putting the ball down, guys they don’t slide no more. They reach in and then look behind like, ‘Oh, I thought I had help.’ There ain’t no help. Keep him in front for 2-3 dribbles, you might have help.”

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Charles Oakley to SiriusXM: "(Zion) ain't doing nothing special. He's just putting the ball down, guys they don't slide no more. They reach in and then look behind like, 'Oh, I thought I had help.' There ain't no help. Keep him in front for 2-3 dribbles, you might have help."

— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) April 26, 2021

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Oakley thinks his guy on the Knicks Julius Randle is currently better than Zion:

“I think he’s a better version of Zion Williamson to me,” he continued.

“Because he can do more. Zion Williamson. … I said last year, (the Knicks) didn’t have a superstar. And now they got a superstar.”

Charles Oakley is a beast, so it’s hard not to listen to his take on Zion.

That being said, we know Zion is only going to get better.

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