On March 21, Beijing time, after today's NBA game, congratulations to the Pelicans for successfully rushing to the ninth place in the West, while the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the tenth place in the West! There's no harm without contrast, but it's equally hard for the Pelicans.
According to NBA celebrity Shams, Pelicans player Zion is expected to be reimbursed for the season this season, but Zion has made some progress in injury recovery, and now we can see Zion can shoot and train, and the feet can also bear the weight.
However, the Pelicans have only 11 NBA regular season games left this season, and for Zion, resuming confrontational training may not be enough time for him. Zion has not played a game because of injury this season, and for the Pelicans they will also face a dilemma, how is Zion's injury and how will he perform after his comeback?
And with Zion's contract expiring in the summer of 2023 and with 22-year, 23-year team options, will the Pelicans keep him on a big contract?
Of course, there are also US media lists the data compared with the comparison between the former champion Oden and the first three seasons of Zion's career now.
In the first three seasons of his career, Oden appeared in 82 games in 0, 61 and 21 games, with 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 82 games.
Zion, the 2019 champion, made 24, 61 and 0 games in the first three seasons of his career, totaling 85 games.
Zion averaged 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 85 games, and although Zion's personal ability is beyond doubt, zion and Oden's appearances in the first three seasons of their careers are very similar, which is inevitable and makes people think about it.
In the 4th and 6th seasons of his career, Auden did not play because of injuries, and in his seventh season, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.2 minutes in 23 games, and then he faded out of the league, which is undoubtedly very sad.