Pelicans GM publicly supports Zion! He said he never wanted to trade and still believed he had the power to change the alliance

On July 17, Beijing time, the NBA entered the offseason. Over the summer, Pelicans star Zion is mired in a variety of controversies, including his off-court life, weight injuries and more. Earlier today, Pelicans general manager David Griffin held a press conference to support Zion.

In a previous interview, Zion said he would control his weight, and he also said that he has a lot of money, which makes it very difficult for him to maintain weight. David Griffin put it this way: "I think he's trying to do the right thing, and I think it's good as long as you start from the beginning. ”

On Zion's absence due to injury in recent years, David Griffin had this to say: "Zion has incredible potential to change the league. But at the same time, the instability surrounding his injury situation is very serious. So at this point, the key is how do we put him in the best position he can be, and what is he willing to do about it? I think now he is right and we can only hope for all the best. ”

David Griffin directly denied the Zion trade rumors, saying: "We are determined not to send Zion, we have never been involved in the conversation about trading Zion." I think the most unfortunate thing is that Zion's name generates clicks no matter what the news is written about, and this is the society now, not only for sports, but for all platforms. The facts don't matter anymore, it's important to generate clicks. So unfortunately for Zion, he's just a guy who people pay a lot of attention to and make a lot of stories. ”

To be clear, Zion's current official height is 2.01 meters and weighs 128.8 kilograms, and he has only played 114 matches in the first 4 years of his career. In the 2022-23 season, Zion played only 29 games, and after suffering a hamstring injury on January 2, he missed all 45 games since then. In addition, Zion has not played in the playoffs or playoffs so far in his career.