Trading Zion Williamson has to be a priority for the Pelicans

It's safe to say that the Zion Williamson experience has been a failure for the New Orleans Pelicans. You can't fault the franchise, though. They've remained patient and tried multiple different approaches to make things work. 

Unfortunately, Williamson's injury issues, off-court drama and lack of commitment to the franchise have all played a role in the Pelicans being no closer to a championship than they were when they drafted him. 

Now, it appears that Joe Dumars is ready to cut ties with the former internet sensation. 

“I’ve just been texting random executives across the league,” Pelicans analyst Shamit Dua said via his "The N.O." podcast. “I was like, this is straight off asking people, like, would anyone touch Zion with a 10-foot pole? And there seems to be this general idea of like you kind of saw it with with like Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis that like there will be teams that do not necessarily care about the reputation provided they have enough general information to know that this is going to get settled out of court and the allegations won’t stick.”