We still remember the scenes of jubilation that emanated from the Pelicans office on lottery night. New Orleans was going to lay hands on the prospect who had the whole league drooling. Since then, Zion Williamson has shown the extent of his talent more than once and even if it took him a little time to reach 100 NBA games, Thanos has written his name right next to the legends of the League.
Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Mikan, Walt Bellamy, Elvin Hayes, Elgin Baylor, David Thompson, Rick Barry, Billy Knight and Zion Williamson. At first glance, this roster looks great, but these players all have one thing in common, that of having scored more than 2,500 pawns in the first 100 games of their career.
With his 23 points in the win over OKC, the stocky pelican reaches the bar of 2,524 pawns. Scoring more than 2,500 units in his first 100 games is not given to everyone, LeBron James only has 2,181 for example. The King is therefore not part of the circle that Thanos has just joined , because the product of Duke is the first player to explode the counters in this way since Michael Jordan and his 2721 pearls.
Zion Williamson has 2,524 points through 100 career games, which is the most by an @NBA player in their first 100 games since Michael Jordan (2,721 points) ???? pic.twitter.com/7QweNdYdIa
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) November 30, 2022
Following in Jojo’s footsteps, there is worse for Zion, who has come a long way when we remember his setbacks on the scale last year. Zion’s health is what’s causing a lot of New Orleans fans trouble sleeping. Thanos has never completed a full season, but since the beginning of the exercise, the beast seems perfectly sharp, both physically, but also mentally, as she reported to André López d’ESPN :
“It was a long journey. Would I have liked this trip to go like this? Absolutely not. I would have liked to play all the matches. But at the end of the day, I’m grateful to have gone through these obstacles because it has helped me to achieve a lot mentally, spiritually and to grow as a man. »
Zion Williamson put the past to rest today, he’s back and so far it’s pretty good with 22.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4 assists on average among the most anticipated volatiles in the NBA. Yes, he took a while to play 100 NBA games, but given the stats, it’s a job well done.
Sources texte : New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN.
