Basketball.’ He was the ‘McDonald’s All-American’ runner-up for ‘Mr. During high school, he earned titles such as the ‘South Carolina Mr. Among the accusations levied at Zion and his family are his stepfather had three luxury vehicles and the family moved from a modest rental home in South Carolina where rent was 895 per month to a. Since high school, Williamson drew attention for his proficiency in the “slam dunk,” a move that requires one to jump into the air and put the ball into the basket with one or both hands. He is the first player born in the 2000s to be selected for the ‘NBA.’ Following a stunning performance with the ‘Duke Blue Devils,’ a basketball team representing ‘Duke University,’ Williamson was selected as an amateur by the ‘Pelicans,’ for the 2019 ‘NBA Draft’ that took place in Brooklyn, New York. With a height of 2.01 meters and a weight of 129 kg, Williamson plays at the small forward and the power forward positions. He professionally plays for the ‘New Orleans Pelicans’ of the ‘National Basketball Association’ (NBA).
He declared for the 2019 NBA Draft following his lone season at Duke.Zion Lateef Williamson, popularly known as Zion Williamson, is an American basketball player. Zion Williamson has not been ruled out for the entire season, but the New Orleans Pelicans have revealed to Cassidy Hubbarth that a return to play is not imminent. The team lost in the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament to the Michigan State Spartans. Williamson was named the ACC Tournament MVP. 66 explosive forward Good length with a 610.5 wingspan and 87 standing reach Outlier athlete with his insanely explosive leaping ability His body type. The tournament run included 31 points against rival North-Carolina in a one-point semifinal victory. He missed the rest of the team’s regular-season games but returned to help Duke capture the ACC Tournament championship. Zion infamously sprained his knee when his foot ripped through his Nike shoe. Zion Williamson’s new max contract reportedly has some steep demands off-the-court. He had many more high-scoring games, including scoring 25 points in 22 minutes against Clemson and a 35-point, 10-rebound game against Syracuse which set a new record for points in a game by a Duke freshman. In his first game, he broke Duke’s record for scoring by a freshman on his debut, with 28 points. Biography Averaged 29.7 points and was the teams leading rebounder at 11.3 per game on the Duke Canada Tour in August 2018 Also chipped in 10 assists, five. In 2022-23, Williamson will earn a base salary of 13,534,817, while carrying a cap hit of 13,534,817 and a dead cap value of 13,534,817. With RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish, the Blue Devils had one of the most talented recruiting classes in NBA history. Zion Williamson signed a 4 year / 44,271,137 contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, including 44,271,137 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of 11,067,784. Zion Williamson FAVORITE COMPARE PLAYERS PPG 27.0 RPG 7.2 APG 3.7 PIE 16.1 HEIGHT 66' (1.98m) WEIGHT 284lb (129kg) COUNTRY USA LAST ATTENDED Duke AGE 22 years BIRTHDATE JDRAFT 2019 R1. Williamson played only one season of college basketball with the Duke Blue Devils under Mike Krzyzewski. Get the latest Zion Williamson fantasy basketball news, stats and injury updates, player profile, fantasy rankings, daily matchup ratings, DFS projections.