“Zion, we call him Thanos, he’s special” – Former MIP praises Zion Williamson for raising stats like superstars, says he has elevated himself physically and mentally for this season
"I’m gonna show the world things that I’ve had in my arsenal that I didn’t show before" - Former no. 1 overall pick confident of making a stellar return to NBA
“I was in dark places at times…I felt helpless, I couldn’t do nothing about it” – Zion Williamson shares his agony of criticism on his injury, admits being skeptical and afraid to never step on the court again
“I’m gonna show the world things that I’ve had in my arsenal that I didn’t show before” – Zion Williamson believes after injury his maturity has evolved over time, says he'll erase all criticism against him
"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
“We know Giannis is the most dominant player in the NBA but the healthy Zion ain't too far behind” – NBA analyst believes with a healthy Zion Williamson, the Pelicans are physically dominant on court
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"I have the New Orleans Pelicans as the #1 sleeper in the entire NBA” – NBA analyst predicts Pelicans could emerge as a title contender, says their performance depends hugely on Zion Williamson’s health
“’I know I’m in good condition’ he’s never said that into a microphone since he’s been in the league” – NBA analyst is certain the Pelicans are conference finals contender, says Pelicans are a team to invest in
“He would've had a hard time cuz we probably would've gotten into a fight” - Damian Lillard opens up on a hypothetical 1v1 matchup against Shaedon Sharpe
“I was running people over, they were fouling me I couldn't even feel it” – Shaquille O’Neal raises concern over Zion Williamson losing weight, says players will try to ram him and he needs to withstand that
“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
“Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jordan...LeBron, it's always the same fu**ers in the finals” – NBA analyst describes the 'locked-in' psyche of great players
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“We know he's a franchise player…I expect big things from Zion” – Former NBA champion expects an imposing comeback from Zion Williamson, suspects clarity on his health and role on the team
"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
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