The immediate star potential of presumptive No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson doesn't have everyone convinced.

FOX Sports 1 NBA analyst Ric Bucher said this week there's no way college basketball's player of the year can live up to the hype generated over the past year and change as America's most viral prospect.

“This is Lonzo Ball 2.0. We’ve already made him a Hall of Famer," Bucher told Colin Cowherd. "Is he taking the Pelicans to the playoffs? We’re talking about him like he’s a generational player. He’s a phenomenally athletic talent, but people are way more excited about Zion Williamson, than they are about Luka Doncic. And Luka Doncic was far more prepared to play in the NBA than Zion. And not because of the athleticism, but because of the ability and the skills.

"Zion doesn’t show me the requisite tool box to say he can come in and do everything.”

As a freshman at Duke, Williamson averaged 22.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game as the team's most complete player at both ends of the floor. The Blue Devils were noticeably weakened during his time on the sideline this spring after a knee sprain vs. North Carolina before finding their bearings after his return in the ACC Tournament.

As 247Sports national college basketball analyst Kevin Flaherty points out, Williamson is the NBA's most hyped prospect since arguably LeBron James heading into this month's draft.

"While other elite freshmen like Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley might have scored more points, or provided bigger numbers on the glass, no freshman, and few, if any players in the last 25 years can match Williamson’s impact all over the court," Flaherty writes.

Is the skepticism from Bucher justified? Comparing Williamson to Ball is a bit of a misnomer considering the point guard's rise to stardom was due largely to his father's incessant public outcries. Williamson is the more complete player exiting the college ranks with a body (6-7, 280) built to last at the next level.

Saying he has already reached Hall of Fame level in terms of outside opinion is a false narrative, though national expectations are considerably high for the South Carolina native.

Sonny Vaccaro, a former marketing executive with Nike who pushed the Swoosh to go all-in on Michael Jordan in 1984, believes Williamson's star power is limitless.

"If Zion doesn't change, I predict that he will be the first basketball athlete at 18 years old that the world is rooting for to become a billionaire. I say billionaire, very easily," Vaccaro told ESPN earlier this year. "He is going to have an opportunity to be the face of every company and every major corporation. He is the most marketable person I've seen, for a lot of different reasons."

Playing devil's advocate and going against the norm is one thing, but Bucher's comparison Ball and saying Williamson doesn't have the expansive skill set necessary to perform at a high level as a rookie is quite bold.