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New Orleans Pelicans: 5 reasons team’s hype is the real-deal

By Willie Lutz

NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 30: Zion Williamson #1, Lonzo Ball #2, Jrue Holiday #11 and Brandon Ingram #14 of the New Orleans Pelicans pose for a portrait on September 30, 2019 at the Ocshner Sports Performance Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 30: Zion Williamson #1, Lonzo Ball #2, Jrue Holiday #11 and Brandon Ingram #14 of the New Orleans Pelicans pose for a portrait on September 30, 2019 at the Ocshner Sports Performance Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Zion Williamson attends the Jordan Brand launch of the Air Jordan 34 in Harlem on September 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Zion Williamson attends the Jordan Brand launch of the Air Jordan 34 in Harlem on September 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) /

The Zion Williamson rookie season is going to be transcendent

Zion Williamson hype is real folks.

The organization gets its second shot at a transcendent talent, but this time, they’ve got one that’s built perfectly for the city of New Orleans.

Many people talk about the person of Zion before they even talk about the player. He’s an electrifying basketball player, but his heart is potentially his greatest asset.

With jump-out-of-the-gym athleticism, we’re going to talk a lot about the gravity-defying dunks Williamson draws up this season. He’s already destroying the rim at New Orleans Pelicans training camp.

It’s just not the residents of New Orleans feeling the Zion hype. The 19-year-old standout is starting to build quite the portfolio before he plays his first game of NBA basketball.

Already inking endorsement deals with Jordan Brand, Gatorade, Panini Trading Cards, and 2K Sports, Zion is being looked to by brands as a key client heading into the next decade.

While it’s a lot of expectation to put on such a young player, the way he’s looked in practice and at Duke leaves an audience wondering how high his ceiling is, considering his floor already feels pretty high off the ground.

He probably has the highest ceiling of any active player in the league, perhaps aside from the master abandoner, Anthony Davis. It’s incredible that the Pelicans get an opportunity to have a prospect like Zion, but it will be important for the team to keep building a winning culture with him in mind.

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