There’s rarely such a thing as a can’t-miss prospect. And it’s hard to pull off the perfect rebuild. But Zion and the New Orleans Pelicans are coalescing into something truly special
The Pelicans made official what we’ve known for a month now, drafting Zion Williamson first overall in last night’s NBA draft. In truth, we’ve known Zion would be selected first overall for close to sixth months. Where he would launch his new office, however, was dictated by a bag of ping pong balls four weeks ago at the NBA lottery.
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/21/zion-williamson-nba-draft-new-orleans-pelicans under the title “Zion Williamson and the ascendant Pelicans could hardly be in a better spot”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
