Every year, the NBA draft produces a crop of rookies that are full of expectations.

And every once in a while, that crop includes someone who rises above everyone else.

Their stamp with labels like Can't Miss or generational.

And where their careers go from there, well, it hasn't always been that

certain. So today, we talk with veteran NBA reporters Tim McMahon and Michael Wright about two

of the most recent prospects to have been deemed can't miss, players who appear to be at crossroads

in their careers, but heading in opposite directions.

First, there was Zion Williamson, the phenom prodigy from Duke.

Tim McMahon, when the Pelicans won the 2019 NBA draft lottery,

they thought they were getting a future Hall of Famer in Zion Williamson,

and the only question was how many titles would they win with him? They thought they were getting a future Hall of Famer and Zion Williamson.

And the only question was how many titles would they win with him?

But what questions are they asking now six years later?

Yeah, I mean, unfortunately, the questions now are, is this a guy that they can continue trying to build a franchise around?

I mean, he's proven to be spectacular when he's on the floor, and that's not nearly frequent enough.

Here come the Pelicans.

We have the chance to tie inside Zion Williamson.

We are tied.

Here's the alley, and here's the Oof from Zion.

It's been an absolute unreliable foundation of a franchise.

At the break, you thought you saw him grimacing and in pain.

Well, he's headed to the locker room.

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