The New Orleans Pelicans Star forward Zion Williamson had the experience of a lifetime this summer.
As a member of Jordan Brand, he was able take a trip to china with some of his fellow NBA superstars. Jayson Tatum of the Boston CelticsLuka Doncic of the The Dallas Mavericks and Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic everyone participated.
During an Overtime media tour, the quartet participated in several events and interviews.
One of the most interesting questions that was asked was about high school mixtapes.
The AND1 Mixtape Tour influenced a generation of basketball fans with its incredible highlight videos. Running from 1998 to 2008, mixtapes are even more popular today as players cut highlights of themselves to send to schools when trying to get recruited.
Unsurprisingly, most of today’s NBA players have mind-blowing mixtapes from their high school years.
But who has the best?
Williamson is considered by some to be one of the greatest mixtapes of all time. Performing at Spartanburg Day School in South Carolina, his YouTube videos have been viewed millions of times.
Some of these views almost certainly come from the man himself, as he thinks he has the best high school mixtape, but he also praised what former NBA point guard John Wall has done.
“I would definitely say myself,” Williamson laughed. “But you have to factor in the timing of the mixtape and the impact it had. So I would say John Wall.”
Wall was also named by Tatum and Banchero when revealing their answers. Tatum also made mention of Seventh Woods, who played North Carolina, South Carolina And Morgan State collegially.
Banchero, who went to Duke Just like Williamson did, he also mentioned his product Blue Devils among the best mixtapes he’s seen.
“I used to wake up and watch mixtapes every morning before school,” Banchero said. “Aquille Carr, John Wall, Andrew Wiggins, Zion. Those guys were all Internet sensations in high school.”
Who Has The Best High School Mixtape Of All Time?
Zion: “I would say without hesitation that I myself…”
Tatum: “John Wall or Seventh Woods”
Paolo: “Aquille Carr, John Wall, Andrew Wiggins, Sion”
Luka: “D Rose”
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Growing up overseas, mixtapes weren’t as important to Doncic as they were to American-born players, but he mentioned Derrick Rose as one of the players whose mixtape highlights he watched.
Life in Williamson happened pretty quickly.
At just 24 years old, the players who face him today in the NBA were watching him play when they were in high school, which must be a surreal feeling.
