Sending Zion away? The Pelicans consider 3 major options or feasible, and it is not necessarily impossible for New York to send 2 people and 5 first rounds

There has been a lot of news in the past that there seems to be discontent between the Pelicans and Zion-Williamson, and if the Pelicans are eventually forced to push for a deal involving Zion-Williamson, what kind of chips could be exchanged for the Pelicans?

Before talking about potential deal scenarios, it should be clear that Zion Williamson averaged 27 points and 64.9% shooting in 61 games in the 2020-21 season, and Williamson is still well cashed in on his talent.

So to push for a deal involving Williamson is certainly a very heavy move. Us media James Pearsey listed the following three plans:

Scenario 1:

Pelicans get: Obi-Topping, Alex Burks, 2022 first-round picks (from the Knicks), 2023 first-round picks (from the Knicks), 2024 first-round picks (from the Knicks), 2025 first-round swap rights (from the Knicks), 2026 first-round picks (from the Knicks)

Knicks get: Zion Williamson

Scenario two:

Pelicans get: Alperen Shinkin, Christian Wood, 2022 first-round picks (from rockets), 2023 first-round picks (from nets), 2025 first-round picks (from nets)

Rockets get: Zion Williamson

Scenario three:

Pelicans get: Taylor Hiro, Urmel Jurther Severn, Duncan Robinson, 2023 first-round picks (from the Heat), 2026 first-round picks (from the Heat), 2028 first-round picks (from the Heat)

Heat gets: Zion Williamson

The above three are all moves that can make the Pelicans get a heavy return after sending the Zion Williamson trade, even if Williamson still has a lot of injury risks, but as long as the Pelicans put him on the shelf, it is estimated that there are still many teams willing to sacrifice heavy assets for him, first of all, the Knicks.

The Knicks had hoped to pick up Williamson in the draft, and even Williamson wanted to play in a big city like New York, but the inability to get a pick made the Knicks miss Williamson.

In addition, there are rockets, which are in the reconstruction stage, and teams that want to build a lineup around Williamson, and the Heat also have enough chips to promote the team involved in Williamson's trade. Overall, if the Pelicans were to put Williamson on the shelves, they would most likely get a big chip in return.