The most critical factor in how next season plays out for the New Orleans Pelicans is Zion Williamson's health. He's struggled to stay on the floor, and his off-court issues haven't helped his case. It's not ideal that he's entering year seven, and those issues are still a talking point.
Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps, and Tim MacMahon discussed goals for every NBA team on the latest episode of "Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective Show." MacMahon said that there is still the question of whether Zion is the player New Orleans wants to build around, to which Windhorst pointed out that "there remains off-court stuff.