Shams Charania on Zion Williamson: “He worked with the Pelican staff all summer, and that was very important for him. That was very important for the Pelicans. That’s not something he’s done in past offseasons. There hasn’t been a single NBA season where he’s come into training camp and looked this dominant in the eyes of the Pelicans. And he’s going to be all over the court too, Pat. This role that they’re going to play him in, he’s going to be a hybrid player. He’s going to play the four, maybe some five.”
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“There hasn’t been a single NBA season where he’s come into training camp and looked this dominant.”
@ShamsCharania says the Pelicans believe Zion Williamson is primed for a big season 👀 pic.x.com/NW2vCLYawa – 1:57 PM
“There hasn’t been a single NBA season where he’s come into training camp and looked this dominant.”
@ShamsCharania says the Pelicans believe Zion Williamson is primed for a big season 👀 pic.x.com/NW2vCLYawa – 1:57 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
5 things (#Pelicans return to practice today; Zion highlights from Monday; postgame video interviews; action photos; open practice Oct. 20 in @SmoothieKingCtr): neworlns.co/4esoSKR – 10:14 AM
5 things (#Pelicans return to practice today; Zion highlights from Monday; postgame video interviews; action photos; open practice Oct. 20 in @SmoothieKingCtr): neworlns.co/4esoSKR – 10:14 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most games with 25+ PTS on 0 3PA over the last ten seasons:
68 — DeRozan
64 — Davis
57 — Williamson
40 — Aldridge
DeMar is the only non-big in the top 15. pic.x.com/HNbV2Xzy5F – 9:08 AM
Most games with 25+ PTS on 0 3PA over the last ten seasons:
68 — DeRozan
64 — Davis
57 — Williamson
40 — Aldridge
DeMar is the only non-big in the top 15. pic.x.com/HNbV2Xzy5F – 9:08 AM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Zion Williamson (16 pts, 8 reb in 19 mins), Jordan Hawkins (18 pts in 21 mins) excel in preseason opener, a #Pelicans 106-104 win over Magic in Blender. Postgame wrap: neworlns.co/3NglUx3 Join us on Pels radio network for postgame show now – 4:05 PM
Zion Williamson (16 pts, 8 reb in 19 mins), Jordan Hawkins (18 pts in 21 mins) excel in preseason opener, a #Pelicans 106-104 win over Magic in Blender. Postgame wrap: neworlns.co/3NglUx3 Join us on Pels radio network for postgame show now – 4:05 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Pelicans beat Magic 106-104 in preseason game #1. Jamal Cain and Malcolm Hill finished game well, combining to score 14 of Nola’s final 15 points.
Biggest positives: Zion Williamson in mid-season form (8/11 FG), Jordan Hawkins’ aggressiveness (18 PTS) & Daniel Theis was solid. – 3:58 PM
Pelicans beat Magic 106-104 in preseason game #1. Jamal Cain and Malcolm Hill finished game well, combining to score 14 of Nola’s final 15 points.
Biggest positives: Zion Williamson in mid-season form (8/11 FG), Jordan Hawkins’ aggressiveness (18 PTS) & Daniel Theis was solid. – 3:58 PM
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NBA on ESPN: “There hasn’t been a single NBA season where he’s come into training camp and looked this dominant.” @ShamsCharania says the Pelicans believe Zion Williamson is primed for a big season 👀 -via x.com / October 10, 2024
“I don’t think any of us really know his potential,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of Zion Williamson, as the thunder of dribbling and swishing of nets echoed in Belmont’s Curb Event Center on Day 1 of training camp. “We believe in him here. When he plays, he’s just as dominant as anybody in the NBA.” -via New York Times / October 8, 2024
Neither player was on Team USA last summer for the Paris Olympics, a team of 12 stars that was built not only to win gold (which it did) but to signal a passing of a torch from LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry to a next generation of American super talent. “If they (Team USA) would have called, you know, I would definitely have picked up, but I guess it wasn’t my time, which is OK,” Williamson said last week. “They went and went out there and brought gold home, which was great for the country. Hopefully in 2028, I’ll be ready.” -via New York Times / October 8, 2024