On February 13th, NBA.com released its most recent update to the 2019-2020 rookie ladder, and once again, Zion Williamson found himself behind Ja Morant in second place. Zion entered the All-Star break off a career-high scoring performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder, in which he put up 32 points.
Game after game, Zion displays improvement, and he is finally looking like the once-in-a-decade talent that the Pelicans invested in with the first pick of the 2019 draft. Why is he stuck on the second rung of the rookie ladder?
Ja Morant
Averaging 17.