The rise of the stretch four and the 2017 class

Posted Nov 2, 2016
P.J. Washington and Zion Williamson are great examples of the modern game. They have the strength and the toughness to play up a position defensively, and the skill offensively to play anywhere. With Zion, you can kind of see what the future of Draymond Green looks like. Draymond was a bit out-of-shape at the same stage, but if you look at where he is now, that’s kind of what Zion looks like. (247 Sports)

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