NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Pelicans energy ahead Zion Williamson mentioned little to temper the expectations of those eagerly anticipating his return to an NBA courtroom. New Orleans Pelicans power ahead Zion Williamson (1) jokes with David Griffin, executive vice president of basketball operations, throughout the NBA Pelicans basketball media day in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. Now, Williamson is contractually tied to New Orleans for the long term, and the Pelicans are eager to see how rather more of a contender he can make them. The 2019 first total draft choice out of Duke - who has missed extra video games than he's performed in his first three professional seasons because of knee and foot injuries - didn't request patience as he re-integrates his unusual mixture of measurement, explosiveness and skill back into New Orleans' lineup for the first time in greater than a 12 months. A lot has modified since final winter, when Williamson was away from the staff, rehabilitating his foot on his own in Oregon, whereas the Pelicans had been attempting to salvage a season wherein they'd gotten off to a 1-12 begin below first-year coach Willie Inexperienced.
