Zion Williamson should have been competing for MVPs in his age-25 season. Instead, he’s just trying to show the New Orleans Pelicans he can still be their franchise player.
Williamson has had the most star-crossed career of any young modern basketball phenom. He looked like a generational talent coming out of Duke when the Pelicans selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2019. Over his first five years, he’s missed more games (258) than he’s played (214). Williamson has played 30 games or fewer in three of the five seasons he’s actually appeared in, including last year, when a hamstring strain wiped away the start of the year
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