Zion Williamson ☆

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This season

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• Podcast ESPN (reported), via Locked On Pelicans · Relayed report · Oct 16

  ESPN's article on the 10 people who will define the NBA season leads with Zion Williamson, and its assessment is 'now or never'.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Report · Oct 16

  Zion Williamson played 62 games last season, his second-highest total ever. That included 52 of 53 games from December 14 through April 5, a span in which the Pelicans went 21-31.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 16

  Host says Zion is not the reason for the losses; he blames the roster construction around him. He adds that the data suggests keeping Zion healthy is not, by itself, the answer.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 16

  Host says Zion's approach to the offseason seems to have changed. He hedges that Zion is 'maybe' committed for the first time to expanding his game offensively.

• Podcast Zion Williamson (reported), via Locked On Pelicans · Relayed report · Oct 16

  Zion acknowledged to the host, in answer to his question, that his career has not unfolded the way he envisioned or wants.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Report · Oct 16

  Host observed that Zion looked good on defense in a recent game against the Dallas Mavericks.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 16

  Host's view: Mosley's team looks like it is struggling to figure out the offense, with Queen (heard as 'Derek Queen'; likely Derik Queen) an ill-fitting piece next to Zion.

• Podcast NBA.com GM survey (reported), via Locked On Pelicans · Relayed report · Oct 16

  Fears was the only Pelican recognized in the survey: he tied a player heard as 'Amin Thompson' (possibly Amen Thompson) for fourth in fastest player with the ball. Zion got no recognition anywhere.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Report · Oct 15

  Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy came off the bench in this game.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Prediction · Oct 15

  Host prediction: Fears's (likely Jeremiah Fears) three-point shot will lock him into the starting lineup alongside Zion, where he needs to be a catch-and-shoot spacer.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The host's tentative read of the starting lineup Mosley wants: Zion Williamson, Queen (heard as "Derek Queen"; likely Derik Queen), Trey Murphy, Herb Jones (likely Herbert Jones) and Jordan Poole.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The unit of Zion, Queen (likely Derik Queen), Poole, Murphy and Fears (likely Jeremiah Fears), followed by Herb Jones (likely Herbert Jones) checking in, looked pretty decent.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The starters showed a defensive intensity that had been missing throughout preseason. Zion moved his feet constantly and Poole fought through screens.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The host cautions that the defense is a one-game sample and wants to see Friday's game and the regular season. He notes Zion is coming off a subpar defensive year.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Report · Oct 15

  Zion Williamson went 5-of-5 for 10 points with 1 assist and 0 rebounds, missed all four free throws, and had the team's best plus-minus.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Opinion · Oct 15

  Host view: Zion doesn't feel like $45 million worth of impact. The host blames coaching and roster construction (spacing, clunky lineups, Zion parked in the corner), not Zion.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Report · Oct 15

  Six players took more field-goal attempts than Zion. Queen's (likely Derik Queen) usage rate was almost double Zion's, and Mathurin (likely Bennedict Mathurin) and Bey (likely Saddiq Bey) also had higher usage than Zion.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 15

  The host thinks the team is still figuring out how to maximize Zion and calls this the part that will make or break the season.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Opinion · Oct 15

  The host is still not sold on the Queen (heard as "Derek Queen"; likely Derik Queen) and Zion pairing; he says it is still clunky.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Opinion · Oct 15

  The host wants Matkovic (likely Karlo Matkovic) to play more with Zion and get significant minutes in meaningful lineups in the final preseason game. He floats Matkovic as a possible answer to the clunky Queen-Zion fit.

• Podcast Jake Madison, Locked On Pelicans · Analysis · Oct 14

  The host says Joe Dumars has been very committed to building a winner around Zion Williamson rather than resetting through the draft.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Opinion · Oct 13

  The host's opinion is that in a bench role the team can live with Poole's bad shots and questionable decisions, rather than having him take scoring chances away from Trey Murphy or Zion Williamson.

• Podcast Locked On Pelicans host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host suggests Queen (heard as "Derek Queen"; likely Derik Queen) can be an offensive hub in the post with the bench group, while with Zion Williamson he is asked to shoot threes and space the floor.

• Podcast Jake Madison, Locked On Pelicans · Opinion · Oct 12

  The host says Zion Williamson has not looked particularly dominant or great in preseason.

• Podcast Zion Williamson (quoted), via Locked On Pelicans · Quote · Oct 12

  At 2025 media day, Zion Williamson told critics they "got to stay over there" once the team gets into a certain position.

• Podcast Jake Madison, Locked On Pelicans · Opinion · Oct 12

  The host says Zion looks healthy and in shape.

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• Opinion Jake Madison: Pelicans and Zion Williamson will at least hold contract extension talks this offseason.
  2026-03-18 · Podcast · by 2026-10-15

Checkable calls about Zion Williamson from the voices we track, and how they turned out.

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