Fat Tiger Does Not Train, Does Not Diet, Hates Pelican Team Doctors The lack of trust between the two sides is becoming increasingly tense and difficult to repair.
According to the New Orleans Times, Pelicans reporter Christian Clark's latest report confirms that the relationship between "Fat Tiger" Cain Williamson and his family, team and Pelicans management and team doctors lack trust, and the relationship is becoming increasingly tense and difficult to repair.
Lane Williamson, who has been in the NBA for three seasons and has yet to accept the Pelicans, is seriously considering leaving New Orleans to play in the big city. Pelicans owner Gail Benson Green also doesn't trust Williamson either, and given the youngster's injury history and lack of self-discipline, he is not considering a top-salary contract. "Williamson and the Pelicans are not happy with each other and lack a foundation of trust." Clark said, "The Pelicans management often mentions this, and a crisis of trust is spreading between them. ”
Williamson was desperate to go to New York during the 2019 draft, when the Knicks had the third overall pick, and the Pelicans insisted on taking Williamson to New Orleans with a pick. "Williamson didn't like it since the day he arrived in New Orleans, he and his family wanted to go to New York, and Williamson's team thought New York's business potential was more worth looking forward to." In an interview, Pelicans management executives said, "There was friction and conflict between Williamson and the medical team. ”
In early January, Cairn Williamson decided to seek specialists outside the team to recover his right foot after surgery. "Williamson and his team lacked confidence in the medical team arranged by President David Griffin, who left management and team doctors to Portland for injury treatment and recovery, and refused to allow any Pelicans staff to go with them." Clark continued, "The Suns' medical team is known to be quite good, and the Pelicans hired Aaron Nelson from the Suns' medical team as vice president of medical care, and he repeatedly asked for the team's training facilities to be renovated. ”
A few months after Griffin and Aaron Nelson came to the Pelicans, Williamson ran into friction with the team's medical team. It was reported in September last year that Williamson hated the Pelicans' "overly cautious" approach to recovering from his knee injury. "Williamson's draft pick suffered a knee injury, he and the team thought it would only take 6 to 8 weeks to recover, the Pelicans' cautious approach to treatment took him three months to recover, and the time to play after his comeback was limited." Clark said, "The Pelicans medical team believes that these care and caution are necessary, primarily to reduce the risk of future injuries." ”
But Williamson's lack of self-discipline led to a twist and turn, and his coach at the university, K. Sr., also criticized in an interview with Forbes: "Williamson's physical and mental state is not suitable for the game." ”
Williamson didn't trust the team doctors, nor did he trust president David Griffin.
"Griffin thought he was smart, starting with trading Anthony Davis he thought he had taken advantage of the sky, and when James and Davis won the Lakers, most of the Pelicans management laughed at him." Clark went on to tell the truth, "Followed by the firing of Gentry, the dismissal of Stan Van Gundy, who has been in charge for less than 8 months, and the hiring of Willie Green, who has no experience." In terms of player trades, sending away Juju Holliday, Ronzo Ball and Josh Hart,"
"I was just concentrating on playing, and then all of a sudden it happened." Williamson said.
The Pelicans are also unhappy with Williamson, who is no longer expected to play this season, and there is no Williamson element in the promotional materials for the next season, and the Pelicans are very frustrated with his health and self-discipline. "Williamson has been very unprofessional and extremely indisciplined since the start of his rookie season." Aaron Nelson told reporters, "Williamson is often late for training, and his unique body type requires him to diet strictly and strictly implement a systematic training plan. Since Williamson came to the Pelicans, he hadn't done that. ”
"Williamson's ideal weight is 260 pounds, but he has reached 300 pounds." Aaron Nelson said, "Williamson's stepfather, Lee Anderson, has been his personal trainer and they believe it is protecting Williamson's interests. ”
