At present, the first round of the NBA East and West competition has all ended, and then the four teams in the East and West will chase the place of the division finals, for these eight teams are eager to continue to move forward in this NBA journey, some people are happy because of the promotion, and some people are worried because of regrets, including the Pelicans, in this playoff they played tenacious enough, directly let the Sun open the Finals mode, I have to say that the strength gap between the two sides is still very large, But this Pelicans have done a good enough job, you know, this is still in the absence of Zion.
After the end of the playoffs, everyone's eyes are on Zion, who missed this playoff, this season Zion is plagued by injuries, he has not played since the beginning of the new season, many people think that Zion may retire prematurely due to too many injuries, after a long period of recovery, Zion's injuries are gradually getting better, and Zion can also participate in lower intensity full games at the end of this regular season. It also makes people wonder whether Zion's return next season can improve the team by a notch, but many people wonder why the coach does not let Zion participate in the playoffs, otherwise there is still hope to beat the Suns, of course, the result released by the head coach is that he does not want Zion to gamble on his career to play, which is still more risky.
For Zion very much hope that the Pelicans can beat the Sun, but the Sun is the first in the league, the strength is naturally very strong, so it is particularly difficult to beat the Sun, there is news revealed that if the Pelicans can fight with the Sun for seven games, then he is likely to come back, I don't know if this news is true, but it can be seen that Zion's recovery is still very fast, in the long recovery process, Zion is also frequently in front of the camera, but his weight seems to be uncontrollable, and his body is getting bigger and bigger, and many people think that Zion should participate in weight loss training , in this way, you can continue to maintain a very good level in this league. Of course, zion's return to the court is still a very exciting thing to look forward to, after all, many people still want to see him play.
Although Zion has been away from the field for some time, the Pelicans still want to give the talented player a top salary. There are reports that the Pelicans want to give Zion a five-year, $185.7 million contract extension this summer, which is still in the case of early contract renewal, and it is clear that the Pelicans are still optimistic about such a phenomenal player, so they are also willing to spend money to keep him, of course, depending on his subsequent performance, so that the Pelicans can decide whether they can train him as a successor, and the primary purpose for the Pelicans is to hope that the interior can continue to stay in New Orleans.
Of course, the Pelicans' current prospects are also very impressive, in addition to having the inside giant Zion, but also the top shooter cj McCollum and Ingram, who is very strong on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, for this team has now entered the playoffs, of course, they are still very young, need more opportunities to hone, maybe in a few years this team will be included in the championship ranks, but the first thing that needs to be overcome is the injury problem, so that they can develop better.