Nick Young recently spoke on Vlad TV about the Zion Williamson and Moriah Mills saga, suggesting that the controversy nearly led to Williamson being traded.
One NBA writer proposed that the Utah Jazz acquire Zion Williamson from the New Orleans Pelicans this offseason. Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report proposed
There’s no question that the New Orleans Pelicans are a much better team when Zion Williamson is available. The 23-year-old had his healthiest season to date in 2023-24 after he played a career-best 70 regular-season games throughout the campaign.
For years, Zion Williamson has been criticized as a result of his fitness levels and overall health. Entering the 2023-24 season, he had played in just about 50 percent of the New Orleans Pelicans’ games since being drafted first overall in 2019.
The New Orleans Pelicans were not part of Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery. The Pels made it to the playoffs this year, albeit another first-round exit, which means that they were disqualified from attaining a Top 14 pick in Sunday’s lottery.
We might see a different New Orleans Pelicans squad next season since the team might let go of Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas in the coming weeks if recent reports are to be believed.
Some players could be on their way out of New Orleans.
The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2023-24 NBA season came to a disappointing close, with the team failing to secure a single win against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In many ways, NBA legend Charles Barkley has a similar game to Zion Williamson, even his consistent battles with injuries. As it stands, the Inside the NBA host shared some sage advice for the New Orleans Pelicans star to help him become healthy.
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has received immense criticism regarding his weight throughout his NBA career, and Charles Barkley, who struggled with his weight during his own time in the league, said he hopes Williamson listens to his advice.
At some point last offseason, it felt like there was a real chance the New Orleans Pelicans might trade star forward Zion Williamson. The first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Williamson was pegged as the next face of the franchise after they finally decided to part ways with Anthony Davis.
David Griffin, the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, acknowledged the team’s impressive 49-win season but indicated a planned overhaul of the roster during his NBA season-ending news conference on Tuesday.
The former top overall pick Williamson did not play at all in the series due to a hamstring injury.
Zion Williamson is currently dealing with a hamstring injury he sustained during the play-in tournament.
The New Orleans Pelicans earned their way into the 2024 NBA Playoffs through the NBA Play-In Tournament. It is tough enough finding success in the postseason as the No.
Sounding more than just optimistic, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson said Tuesday that it is "realistic" he can return from a left hamstring injury and join his team in the playoffs.
Williamson played a career-high 70 games for the Pelicans during the regular season and was poised to make his playoff debut this year.
Williamson added that he has to “pass certain tests” in order to ramp up his basketball activity.
The New Orleans Pelicans are attempting to march forward in the NBA playoffs without Zion Williamson, and they gave it a fairly good go in their Game 1 road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Just as Zion Williamson was displaying his skills at a supreme level on the big stage, the injury bug bit him again. The New Orleans Pelicans will be without Williamson on Friday night as they try to land the final Western Conference playoff berth when they host the Sacramento Kings in the loser-goes-home play-in game.
If the Pelicans are to defeat the Kings in their do-or-die play-in game on Friday, they'll have to do so without Zion Williamson.
Zion Williamson, the dynamic forward for the New Orleans Pelicans, will not participate in the upcoming play-in tournament elimination game against the Sacramento Kings due to a left hamstring injury, as confirmed by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Pelicans will have to win without their star, something they've gotten accustomed to doing.
Star forward Zion Williamson will be unavailable for the Pelicans when they host the Kings on Friday in the Western Conference’s final play-in game.
It will be an uphill climb for the New Orleans Pelicans to get to the NBA playoffs. That was already the case after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening play-in game.
New Orleans Pelicans’ forward Zion Williamson suffered a hamstring injury in Tuesday’s 110-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA play-in game, per Shams Chaania of The Athletic.
Williamson made a tying basket with 3:19 remaining with a drive into the lane. However, he felt pain in his leg immediately after scoring and had to be removed after that play. He went to the bench briefly, then slammed a towel onto the floor while retreating to the locker room.
After scoring his 40th point in Tuesday's game, the Pelicans standout went to the locker room.
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