Zion Williamson is apparently keeping his weight down this offseason, a good sign for the Pelicans, Darryn Albert of LarryBrownSports.com relays.
Photos that surfaced online over the weekend show Williamson looking fit and trim at his basketball camp in Spartanburg, S.C. The Pelicans star appeared in a career-high 70 regular-season game last season, averaging 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists. However, a left hamstring strain kept him out of the first-round playoff series against Oklahoma City, which the Thunder swept.
We have more from the Western Conference:
- Anthony Edwards had a little fun with his gold-medal winning Olympic teammate, Kevin Durant, during a ‘Fanatics Fest’ on Saturday. The Timberwolves knocked the Suns out of the postseason and Edwards, who played the starring role in that series, joked that he felt “bad” about it. “I am not going to lie. I felt bad a little bit, only because he is my favorite player of all-time,” he said, per Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops.net, “I did not want to send him home like that. It happened, man. I felt bad.” Rest assured, Edwards didn’t feel that bad about sending KD home this past spring.
- There’s no doubt the league considers the Timberwolves one of the league’s most exciting and watchable teams, Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star Tribune opines. In the NBA schedule released on Thursday, the Timberwolves had the biggest increase in national TV appearances. They are set to make 18 appearances on ABC, TNT or ESPN and seven more on NBA TV. Among those appearances, they are playing on opening night, Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- The Mavericks have made a front office addition. Get the details here.
I’ll believe the Zion hype when I see him play. Pictures lie. Also he looks like skinny skinny, like maybe too skinny? Anyway I hope it’s all true and he dominates this year.
I hope he dominates too…have seen lots of moments but not yet trustworthy really.. not the most reliable player even when on the court… still great upside and can be hard to stop… would be great to see him in shape but that does not fix everything I guess
It seems like every offseason we get the usual, rehashed stuff – news on Zion’s weight and Ben Simmons hitting three’s at a perfect clip.
Zion is coming into his SIXTH yr ……
And the weight is still the conversation and issue. Why would you want a guy. Who rather eat the wrong foods. Eat too much. Not take care of his body. Why would you want this guy on your team. A professional athlete eat his way out of a career…..
This is an oxymoron ……..
Thank god he didn’t come to Knicks.