Duke Basketball Report · Aug 27, 2021
A Look At How The Pelicans Rebuilt Around Zion Williamson (Again)
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images NEW ORLEANS, LA - MAY 3: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans shoots a free throw during the game against the Golden State Warriors on May 3, 2021 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.Like a lot of basketball oriented people, we’ve been fascinated by Zion Williamson since he was in high school. At that point, also like a lot of people, we saw him primarily as a dunker rather than a basketball player.
We got a better idea of his game when Duke toured in Canada prior to his freshman year and by the time he blew everyone’s minds against Kentucky, we knew he wasn’t just a high flying Baby Jordan wanna-be. He was the real deal.