Duke basketball freshman Zion Williamson could decide today to never play another college game and still be one of the first few picks come the 2019 NBA Draft.
Based on his play — through 10 games, the power forward is averaging 20.4 points, 9.0 boards, 2.1 steals, and 2.0 blocks while shooting 66.1 percent from the field — Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman and a host of others currently peg him as the top overall prospect for the draft.
If Williamson does continue playing for the Blue Devils, though, and injures one of his limbs beyond repair while doing so — as high as he flies, he constantly runs that risk — he will miss out on a career that likely would have added at least $1 billion to his bank account before it was all said and done.