1100 Days Ago... July 5th , 2019. The first glimpse of Zion. The Start of NBA Summer League for the Pelicans in 2019.

        The day the earth shook. This was the day Pelicans fans looked forward to all offseason, it

was Zion Williamson’s first NBA game, summer league of course. This game is memorable for many

reasons. Was it the thunderous dunk, and subsequent flex following the son’ing of Kevin Knox? Did this

cause the earth to the rumble, ending Zion’s first game prematurely? The world may never know. What

we did know, however, coming out of this game, was that ZION WAS HERE BABY!

        Zion announced his presence to the league like Thanos on a quest to find all 6 infinity stones. He was

here to do one thing, dominate. This continued more-so in his first actual NBA game, doing so on a

minute restriction at that. You could simply feel his presence in the 4 th quarter, scoring 17 points on 6-8

from the field, 4-4 from the 3-point line. This kid/man/beast was special.

        Following two years of the front office protecting their ASSets, quietly assembling a scrappy deep roster,

and finding perhaps the best young coach on the market, the league seems to have forgotten who Zion

Williamson is. The national media has warped the discussion around whether he’s healthy. Talking

heads have tried to pry him away from the team at every cost, and the consensus around fans that do

not follow the Pelicans is simply that he’s lazy, injury prone, and fat. We overlook the 25.7 point per

game average, we overlook the 60% career field goal percentage. We overlook, Zion. Even local media in

attempt to get clicks makes fun of his weight.

        There’s one small problem with all of this. Zion Williamson has re-signed with the Pelicans. Zion

Williamson no longer has restrictions. Zion Williamson now plays with one of the best young rosters in

the NBA, and a coach that would make anyone run through a brick wall.

        The simplest way to say this is, ….. HE…IS….INEVITABLE……and the NBA is in trouble.

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