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Measuring Zion Williamson’s Impact On Duke Basketball

The kid is pretty literally off the charts.

By JD King

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Ameritas Insurance Classic: Texas Tech v Duke
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 20: Zion Williamson #1 and Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils react during the first half of the game against Texas Tech Red Raiders during the Ameritas Insurance Classic at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2018 in New York City.
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Statistics are a great way to get an insight into the impact a player has. Take Zion Williamson for instance.

As Ricky O’ Donnell says, [“y]ou might think the Duke forward is just a dunker if you spend all day looking at social media, but he’s spent his freshman season proving his game is so much deeper than that.”

He then points out seven specific stats to show how deeply unusual Williamson’s game. They run the gamut but back up two main points: he’s unbelievably efficient and pretty much unstoppable.

That’s all true, but as he also says, the dunks are pretty jaw dropping too. We’ll be watching highlights from this season for a long, long time.

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