Kansas' Tyran Stokes commitment brings outrageous LeBron James, Magic Johnson comparison
The next wave in college basketball seems to be generational.
Kansas' Tyran Stokes commitment brings outrageous LeBron James, Magic Johnson comparison originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Tyran Stokes has some big shoes to fill.
Less than 24 hours after the nation's No. 1 college basketball recruit committed to the Kansas Jayhawks over the Kentucky Wildcats , he received two big-time NBA comparisons. This might be the first superstar hybrid projection for a high school star.
After shining every step along the way, Stokes finally announced he would be heading to Lawrence next year on the set of ESPN's Inside the NBA on Tuesday night. One of his closest evaluators wants the nation to prepare themselves for what's about to happen in Kansas. “I think what we are going to see with him ...
people always wondered what LeBron (James) was going to be if he would have gone to Ohio State (instead of NBA right out of high school). I think people are going to see that,” Stokes' coach Mike Bethea told The Kansas City Star . “Because physically and everything, believe it or not he (Stokes) is 10, 15 pounds heavier than LeBron (at same age).