The Pelicans' season is over, although the defeat can be used on them, with a regular season record of 36 wins to face the league's first sun, and finally tenaciously fight to the sixth game. For them, this is definitely a qualifying season, but the upcoming offseason, they will face a decision that will affect the future, that is, whether to renew the contract of Yuanlang Zion early.
Can it be healthy?
Earlier, Zion took the lead in making his own statement, and when asked if he would sign a renewal with the Pelicans, Zion replied without hesitation: "Of course, I will not wait to sign the contract." It seems that the previous rumors that Zion wanted to leave the Pelicans to play in the metropolis were not correct, and Zion was intentionally staying at the Pelicans. The question now is whether the Pelicans will put an early contract extension worth more than $200 million in zion over the offseason.
With Zion's ability he certainly deserves a salary extension, and the only question is whether he can get out of the injury. David Griffin was also outspoken in an interview, saying the Pelicans are now focused on Zion's health problems. If it can be ensured that Zion's body is no longer in serious trouble and that no glass constitution will fall, then the Pelicans will definitely hand over an early contract extension.
There's so much beauty left in second grade
After all, the genius left too many imaginative marks on his sophomore season. In his second year of career, Zion played in 61 games, averaging 33.2 minutes per game, he could cut 27 points, 7.2 boards, 3.7 assists, shooting 61.1% from the field, and he was upside down on the inside, and almost no one could limit him. In addition to this, he also had a number of exciting achievements in the year. In the first 43 games of his career, Zion scored 20+ points in 33 games, and only Jordan has done it in NBA history. Zion staged several dunks that season, which made fans addicted.
With a high-profile performance, Zion was named an All-Star that season, becoming the fourth youngest All-Star in history at the age of 20 years and 244 days, behind Kobe, James and Magic Johnson. He also scored 1,000 points in just 44 games, and there is only one player in history who has used fewer games than him, and that is O'Neal. All kinds of performances and records show that as long as Zion can stay healthy, he can survive side by side with the NBA celebrities, and he is only 21 years old, and it is still unpredictable what kind of heights he can reach in the future.
Healthy Zion = Pelicans' bright future
As long as Zion can return to the game in a healthy posture, then the pelicans' future is obviously bright, in this year, rookie coach Willie Green proved his coaching ability, McCollum's addition allowed the Pelicans to win more balls to enter the playoffs, and Ingram's performance in the playoffs proved to people that he is definitely a star who can play hard battles, as well as Herbert Jones, Alvarado and Trey Murphy and other fresh blood that proved his ability, now only waiting for Zion's healthy return, Help the team achieve new goals.
Hopefully, Zion will be able to stay healthy in the future, after all, if such a genius is ruined by injuries, then it is not only a personal loss, a pelican loss, but also a loss for the entire NBA.