SALT LAKE CITY — The talk linking New Orleans and Zion Williamson has been running rampant since Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery, when the Pelicans were awarded the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft.
The talented big man who left Duke after one season is the overwhelming favorite to be selected with the draft’s top pick, and it inspired New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton to imagine what it would be like to get the 6-foot-7, 285-pound Williamson to help out on the football field if he indeed lands with the Pelicans.
Payton isn’t the only one who’s thought how Williamson would fit on the gridiron.