Zion Williamson hasn’t played a single game in this season for the New Orleans Pelicans
Zion Williamson who was the No. 1 draft pick from the 2020 NBA Draft for the New Orleans Pelicans was one of the most hyped players to enter the league since LeBron James.
He was seen as a franchise player for the Pelicans after the departure of Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers during that season.
When he started playing in the NBA he showed everyone why he was touted as the next big thing as he started to dominate the league from his rookie season itself.
His physique hasn’t supported him that well and he has been injured quite a bit in the early phase of his career and has shown multiple signs that he doesn’t want to remain with the franchise and will leave at the very opportunity he gets.
Despite being surrounded by the talent around him, Zion hasn’t looked keen to represent the Pelicans with Brandon Ingram, Devonte Graham, Jonas, and now even CJ Mccollum has joined the New Orleans Pelicans which give them a better chance to contend in a stacked western conference.
Zion Williamson hasn’t spoken to CJ Mccollum yet since the trade.
Since CJ Mccollum was traded to the Pelicans from the Blazers, Zion hasn’t even texted him to welcome him to the team which came as a shock to everyone.
After hearing this, JJ Reddick who is a former NBA player and played with Zion at the Pelicans went off against the former No.1 pick from Duke on ESPN’s First Take.
JJ Reddick while talking about Zion Williamson said, “This is a little bit insane to me. There’s a general decorum of behavior that you should apply as a teammate,”
He added, “I wasn’t the best player on any team I was on, but if there was a buyout possibility, a trade possibility, I would always reach out to teammates. This just shows a complete lack of investment in your team, in the organization in the city. I get that he’s hurt and away from the team, but you just traded for one of the 50 best players in the league. A guy that’s supposed to be paired with you. Reach out and say hello.”
Reddick further said, “This is a pattern of behavior with Zion that we are seeing again and again,” Redick said. “I was his teammate. I can describe him as a detached teammate. That is an accurate statement. This is basic level of humanity being a teammate. Send a text to a guy when he gets traded to your team. That is just normal behavior. That’s the bare minimum that you have to do. And the Pelicans yesterday sent out an email for season tickets for next year, and guess whose name was not in the email? Zion’s. What the heck is going on in New Orleans?“
It is clear that people around the NBA aren’t happy with what Zion Williamson has been doing and if he forces a move away from the Pelicans in the future which looks certain, it may cause huge implications in the league in the future.
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