New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has been cleared to play in back-to-backs.
Williamson will play on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and Wednesday versus the Dallas Mavericks.
#Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry says Zion Williamson will play in back-to-backs. Pels play the Mavericks tomorrow night in Dallas.
— Daniel Sallerson (@dsallerson) March 3, 2020
Williamson has been putting up historically great numbers through his first 15 NBA games. The No. 1 overall pick in last summer’s NBA draft averaged 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in February, winning the Rookie of the Month Award for Western Conference rookies.
Williamson is averaging 24.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists overall on the season while shooting 59.3 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent from the 3-point line and 64.8 percent from the charity stripe.
It would be a great story if Zion is able to lead the Pelicans to the postseason after missing the beginning of the season due to his knee surgery. New Orleans is 26-34 on the season and 3.5 games back of the Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth spot.
Williamson's powerful dunks are already breaking backboards, and he is flying through the air just like Michael Jordan did with the Chicago Bulls. The fact that Williamson is signed with Jordan Brand and wearing Jordan’s while dunking just feels right.
There hasn’t been this much hype surrounding a young player since LeBron James came into the league back in 2003. So far, Zion Williamson looks like he’s going to dominate the NBA for the next decade or so assuming he stays healthy.
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