Zion Williamson ready for real take off

The enthusiasm has not fallen in Louisiana, where we have great ambitions after a first season tarnished by the injury of Zion Williamson, who had to wait until mid-January before making his big debut. The leader of the Pelicans squad is back on his feet for his second season in the NBA and he intends to mark the occasion.

« I definitely feel more comfortable this year than last year The 20-year-old winger said. “Last year I felt there was a lag, and (I was) still trying to recover from the operation, trying to get in shape and adjust to the NBA. There was a lot to understand. This year there is a blank slate and I am ready to go back ”.

A lot of room for improvement

Freed from the minute restrictions that accompanied his return to competition, Zion Williamson responded in both preseason games with 26 points, 11 rebounds against Miami then 31 points and 8 rebounds in the victory against Milwaukee and will therefore be ready. to face the Raptors tonight.

More refined, with more experience and free of his injuries, the ex-player of Duke is ready to break everything!

Stan Van Gundy prepared him to have him play around 35 minutes per game. The goal at the start of the season will be to maintain their chances of qualifying for the playoffs, something the Pelicans failed to do last year by starting with seven losses in eight games. Then everything will be possible.

“We are very excited”Zion Williamson added. “We have a lot of room for improvement. As the season progresses, we will discover each other. I hope that by doing this we will get the victories we need. All I can say is that we are going to play hard, work hard and we are going to find a solution ”.

It’s a bit of everyone’s speech on the day of the recovery.