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Zion Williamson is 285 pounds and cleared for dunk takeoff

UNIT!

Zion Williamson is a large dunktastic teen who’s captured the internet’s attention by way of throwing down a ball through a hoop like no one before him. The 6’6, 285-pound 18-year-old is built like a damn U-Haul and his foul-line dunk at his new home court at Duke is the latest example in a series of “How Can Someone His Size Do That?”

Indulge:

And from another angle:

For those without context of how heavy the average NBA players weighs, Williamson would rank second behind 7’3 Boban Marjanovic if he were in the league right now.

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Zion is college basketball’s total unit. Which is why it’s so incredible he’s able to do things like this:

And block shots like this:

And windmill dunks like this:

And then add a 360 onto it:

And just whatever the hell this is:

At SB Nation, we tried to give Zion a few nicknames.

So far here’s our list:

Air bus

Beefcopter

Beeftank

But really, we hope Doug Christie’s famous Summer League line sticks.

AIRPLANE MODE

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