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James is the No. 1 pick in the first place! A list of the NBA top picks who are known as "James Jr."

12:59am, 16 May 2025【Basketball】

The first pick in James's first pick in the NBA, who is known as "James Jr.", is the first pick in the 2016 draft No. 1 Ben Simmons, who is 2.08 meters tall and 2.14 meters wide. His athletic ability is rare. He has the ability to control and pass at the guard level. He can play from No. 1 to No. 5. He led the team to three consecutive championships in high school. He was elected as the MVP of the Championship and Naismith's best high school student. He averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 in his freshman season. Assisted, he was selected into the All-American team, but at the same time his shortcomings were also obvious, and his shooting ability was seriously insufficient. He only tried to shoot three three-pointers in 33 games throughout his freshman season and hit one. This disadvantage continued to the NBA. He made a total of 36 three-pointers in his nine seasons, with only 5 of them hits, with a shooting percentage of 13.9%. In Simmons' scout report, he was evaluated in this way. He has athletic ability and dribble control skills comparable to James, but his personality has problems. The players he has worked with all called him a "giant baby" and has now become a player on the edge of the league.

, second place, Zion Williams, 2019 draft No. 1, 2.01 meters tall, 2.12 meters, and has a strong physical fitness. He combines strength, speed, bounce and coordination. He can do everything in the NCAA. Before entering the NBA, his exposure was comparable to that of top stars. He is the most popular No. 1 pick in the draft except James. He was once considered James' successor, but his health problems have always been worrying. In the six seasons after entering the NBA, he has only played 295 games in total, and his career appearance rate is only 47.5%. The Pelicans have lost patience with him and plan to put him on the shelves this offseason.

The third place, 2025 draft No. 1 Cooper Flag, 2.06 meters tall and 2.18 meters wide, he is an all-round forward player. He is full of vitality on the basketball court, has a McGrady-style pull-up jump shot, James-level fast break propulsion, and Antetokounmpo's penalty area sweep. His physical talent is rare in history among white athletes. He has more outstanding three-pointers than Simmons and Zion, and he also has top passing ability. He has shown his leadership temperament in high school. He is considered by scouts to be the upper limit James' lower limit Hall of Fame