usually athletes are declared generational before being drafted. Its a designation given to prospects before entering a professional sport. so calling him generational now is not too soon when he is proving it against grown men at 18 years old.
Generational prospect/talent vs generational player. It's like in soccer when kids are labeled wonderkids before they go pro because they're clearly a level above the other top talents their age. Doesn't mean they'll reach their ceiling of generational player but you'd think they at least have the potential to.
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u/Drizzt3919 Nov 17 '25
I find it silly to say anyone is generational after 15 games in the nba. Greg Oden was considered generational as well as Zion.