The New Orleans Pelicans have plenty to look forward to once the NBA returns to action as rookie top overall pick Zion Williamson was clicking with teammates Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Jrue Holiday before the league announced the suspension of all games on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin commented on the budding chemistry between Ball and Williamson specifically Saturday:
Oleh Kosel @OlehKoselDavid Griffin on the developing chemistry between Zion Williamson and Lonzo Ball: "I think they have a very special connection with one another." Also added that Nicolo Melli has benefited w/ Zion in lineups and he's been essential to provide spacing on the floor for Zion & Zo.
Williamson's 2019-20 debut was delayed by an Oct. 21 arthroscopic knee surgery. The 19-year-old phenom played his first regular-season game of the year on Jan. 22 and set several records in the following 18 games before the NBA's hiatus began:
ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfoZion Williamson is the 3rd player over the last 35 seasons with 3 30-point games within his first 15 career games, joining Allen Iverson (5) and Michael Jordan (6). https://t.co/p9IH5o9DFZ
StatMuse @statmuseZion vs Lakers tonight: 35 PTS (career-high) 7 REB 12-16 FG He ties Carmelo Anthony for the most points scored vs the Lakers by a teenager. He also becomes the first rookie with 35 PTS on 75 FG% since Blake Griffin in 2011. https://t.co/LmkMi7spxY
ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfoZion Williamson has extended his 20-point streak to 12 consecutive games, the fifth-longest active 20-point streak in the league and extending his own record for the longest by a teenager in NBA history. https://t.co/BNwlxiWCCa
To Griffin's point, Ball and Williamson wasted no time in creating some jaw-dropping highlights:
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportZo to Zion TWICE in one minute đ„ https://t.co/uiIrIYsPuO
Morten Stig Jensen @msjnbaZion received 12.9 passes a game from Lonzo. The second-highest was Jrue Holiday with 8.1. Interestingly, Lonzo was also Zion's primary passing target at 9.7 passes per game. https://t.co/RVZ2dIc6h5
The Pelicans went 11-9 after Williamson came into the fold to improve to 28-36 on the season. New Orleans sits 3.5 games behind the 32-33 Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Griffin also noted Saturday that "the idea of canceling" the 2019-20 season altogether "is not at all" under consideration by the league at this point.
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