Zion Williamson was supposed to be the savior of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise and many hyped him up to be the next best player in the NBA since LeBron James, which still could happen, but it does appear that his time in New Orleans could be coming to an end.
In the offseason, Zion Williamson suffered a fractured right foot that required surgery, but the problem was that he went and had surgery on his own without telling anyone within the Pelicans organization, leaving them with plenty of questions during Media Day, when Zion showed up in a walking boot and crutches.
This injury was downplayed at first by the Pelicans and they originally stated that if he wasn’t ready for the start of the season, that it would not be long after for him to rejoin the team. This was in late September, early October, and here we are now near the end of February talking about Zion Williamson sitting out the remainder of the year.
Zion Williamson’s future with the New Orleans Pelicans is very clouded right now and it seems like it is just one thing after another with the young All-Star, especially after there was a story from The Athletic last offseason about his family wanting him out of New Orleans.
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At 21-years-old, Zion Williamson has already been an All-Star starter and has broken/set many records that were previously owned by Hall-of-Famers and legends of the NBA, but he has played just 85 games in the NBA.
His current situation and foot injury have casted a lot of doubt about his future with the Pelicans, primarily because of the fact that nothing has been said about him.
The Pelicans have not said whether or not Zion Williamson will return for them this season and recently, they sent out season ticket emails for next season that mentioned head coach Willie Green and players such as Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum, and Jonas Valanciunas.
There was no mention of Williamson in these season ticket emails and during All-Star Weekend, CJ McCollum said on TNT that he had not spoken with Zion Williamson directly since joining New Orleans.
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All of this has been a really bad look for Zion and the Pelicans as a whole, which could lead to their eventual divorce in the offseason.
Should Zion Williamson request a trade in the offseason, plenty of teams will be lining up to try and trade for him. These three teams would be the most ideal destinations for the young All-Star.
