Zion Williamson (Zion Williamson), male, born on July 6, 2000 in Salisbury, South Carolina, USA, is an American basketball player, playing as a small forward/power forward, and playing for NCAA Duke University Blue Devils.
Spartanburg Day School
June 21, 2019, in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the first pick in the first round.On July 2, 2019, the New Orleans Pelicans officially announced that they have signed 2019 No. 1 pick Zion Williamson. [1]
In July 2019, Zion Williamson withdrew from the World Cup American Team Training Camp reserve.
On October 4, 2019, The Athletic reporter Shams Charania reported that as the league stipulates that every player needs to be strictly measured before the start of the new season and submit it to the league report by his team, according to league sources, one of the most eye-catching results of the height values the league has received so far is Pelicans No. 1 pick Zion Williamson, whose height has been officially measured at 6 feet and 6 inches (about 1.98 meters).
On January 23, 2020, the Pelicans lost to -1 Spurs 117-121. Zion Williamson made his career debut. He played for 18 minutes, made 8 of 11 shots, including 4 of 4 three-pointers, scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. According to statistics, Williamson has also become the player who scored the most points in the 20 minutes of his debut since the introduction of the 24-second rule. At the same time, Williamson is also the first player in NBA in history to score at least 20 points and 7 rebounds and hit 4 three-pointers in 20 minutes. Williamson is also the first player in NBA history to make at least 4 of 4 three-pointers. His debut score of 22 points also set a Pelicans' team record. [2]
February 1, 2020, according to US media reports, Zion Williamson was selected for the US team lineup in the 2020 All-Star Rookie Challenge. [3] On February 5, New Orleans , Pelicans lost to the Bucks 108-120 at home. The Pelicans suffered two consecutive losses. Among them, Zion Williamson lost 20+7. [4] On February 14, the Pelicans lost to the Thunder 118-123 at home. Zion Williamson played for 31 minutes, made 11 of 19 shots, scoring 32 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Zion scored 32 points in this game, scoring a new career high, after his highest score in his career was 31 points in the last game against the Trail Blazers. [5]
On February 24, 2020, the Pelicans defeated Warriors away. Pelicans' No. 1 pick Zion Williamson started for 33 minutes, scored 28 points efficiently on 13 of 20 shots, plus 7 rebounds. According to statistics, Zion became the first rookie to score at least 25 points and shoot 57% from the field after Michael Jordan. [6]
On February 26, 2020, the Pelicans played against the Lakers, and Zion Williams scored 29 points. So far, Zion has scored 20+ in 9 consecutive games, tying the league record of 20+ in 20-year-old players in the league maintained by Anthony . [7]
Zion Williamson and his friends
On March 2, 2020, the Pelicans played against the Lakers, Zion Williamson scored 35 points and 7 rebounds, and 35 points set a career high for Zion's single-game scoring. [8]
On March 7, 2020, the Pelicans played against the Heat. Zion Williamson made 32 minutes, made 7 of 9 shots, scored 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. He only made 9 shots in this game, but his shooting percentage was as high as 77.8%. After the first 18 games of his career, Williamson averaged 58.8% of his shooting percentage, the first in history (average at least 15 minutes per game). [9]
In August 2020, it was selected as the list of candidates for the NBA's 2019-2020 season's best rookie. [10]
September 16, 2020, Arsenal's 11-year meritorious generals officially bid farewell.[11]
Reference
1. Pelicans officially announced the signing of No. 1 pick Zion Williamson [citation date 2020-01-10]
2. Zion trains without soreness after his first show. Antetokounmpo: Don't rush to achieve [citation date 2020-01-24]
3. Zion Williamson [citation date 2020-02-01]
4. Antetokounmpo 34+17+6 Bucks win the Pelicans, Ingram scored 32 points Zion 20+7 [citation date 2020-02-05]
5. loses with a bitter battle! Zhai En made 11 of 19 shots, scoring a career-high 32 points and 6 rebounds [citation date 2020-02-14]
6. 4 consecutive games 25+ shooting percentage 57% Jordan's first player! Zion set a record [citation date 2020-02-24]
7. Zion scored 20+ in 10 consecutive games, becoming the first person under the age of 20 in the league [citation date 2020-02-29]
8. single game scoring career high! Zhai En scored 35 points and 7 rebounds for 12 of 16 shots [citation date 2020-03-03]
9. Williamson made 7 of 9 in this game, the first hit percentage in the first 18 career games [citation date 2020-03-10]
10. NBA announced candidates for major awards [citation date 2020-08-09]
11. Arsenal's 11-year meritorious players officially bid farewell to help the Gunners win double championships this summer_International Football [citation date 2020-09-16]
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