"If you got a 200 million dollar contract extension wouldn't you look happy too” – NBA analyst believes Zion Williamson is mentally elevated this season, jokes about his extravagant multimillion-dollar contract
“I see a playoff team but I don’t see a contending team” – NBA analyst raises concern over Zion Williamson returning to Pelicans, says it's problematic to have multiple ball-dominant players on the team
“This team could sneak up and be in the Conference Finals this year” – NBA analyst predicts with the return of former all-star the Pelicans could advance to Finals, says they have all other pieces ready to win
"I'm excited to be on the court... We've got a special group" - Former no. 1 overall pick highlights his expectations from himself ahead of 2022-23 NBA season
“Brandon Ingram is the closest thing I've seen to Kevin Durant” – NBA analyst asserts former all-star is unguardable and his game resembles Kevin Durant, says the playoff effort was intense from the star
“If you’re New Orleans, you should get on your knees and crawl all the way over to Brooklyn” - Skip Bayless says pairing Kevin Durant with 1x All-Star gives the Pelicans a chance at winning the title
"You get a player like Brandon Ingram, an All-Star" - Bobby Marks believes that New Orleans are in the box seat to land Kevin Durant, insists that the deal is bound to get complicated
"He played a season being historically good as Point Zion" - New Orleans Pelicans VP David Griffin on giving Zion Williamson a max extension, calls it a "pretty easy decision"
"It was an encouraging last couple of months for New Orleans basketball" - Zach Lowe says it’s a no-brainer for Zion Williamson to take big money and extend his contact with the Pelicans
"Know you are holding title-contention for the Pelicans in your hands" - Stephen A. Smith on injury-plagued former All-Star, also calls Brandon Ingram a star after Pelicans succumb to Phoenix Suns
“Kinda like Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett used to, he took over the game” - Shaquille O'Neal believes Brandon Ingram is the key to the Pelicans upsetting the Suns
“He gives me those Kevin Durant vibes… he’s ready for this moment” - Kendrick Perkins believes Brandon Ingram will lead the Pelicans to a first round upset over the Suns, says he’s the best player in this series
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