January 22, 2020 is a day that will live in franchise history forever, as we finally got to see Zion Williamson in real NBA action with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Sure, we’d seen glimpses during summer league and moments like his steal against Kevin Knox will be played on highlight reels for years to come, but until this day we only had the theoretical to dream on. This night we would see fiction become fact.
Zion Williamson was the most hyped draft prospect since 2012, coincidentally the last time that the New Orleans Pelicans had the first overall pick in the draft.