July 7, Beijing time, according to ESPN reports, the past year has been extraordinary for Zion Williamson. Zion turned 21 on July 6 last year and was battling a foot injury. On his birthday this year, he got a five-year maximum salary contract extension offered by the team. "Zion

Beijing time on July 7, according to ESPN reports, for Zion Williamson , the past year has been extraordinary. Zion turned 21 on July 6 last year and was battling a foot injury. On his birthday this year, he got a five-year maximum salary contract extension offered by the team.

"Zion wants to stay with the Pelicans, which is the same as the team wanting to keep him. Even his family is actively integrating into community life, so it all happens naturally." Pelicans General Manager griffin said.

Last season, Zion missed the entire regular season due to injury. He said: "I want to thank my family and this city, and especially thank you to Ms. Benson (Pelicans owner), thank you for your support to me. To be able to give kids like me a chance to prove that I can help the team succeed. Thank you to everyone who stuck with me over the past year. My birthday last year was checked out. I missed a whole season due to a knee injury. This year was really difficult. The team renewed my contract. I will not let them down and I will not let this down. The city is disappointed, but the most important thing is that I will not let myself down."

For Zion and his family, they have experienced an emotional roller coaster in the past few months.

"At the beginning of last season, there were a lot of rumors about me, and they were all telling stories. My family would face a lot of doubts when walking on the street. Why don't we like this city? Why doesn't Zion play? ?And I was suffering from a foot injury and it felt terrible every time I turned on my phone, it was all negative news.

"I want to prove that I am a winner, and I want to win with my coach and teammates. The championship is our ultimate goal, and we stay hungry for victory." Zion said.

The Pelicans broke into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed last season, and played six games with the Suns . Their coach was Willie, who was just promoted to the team's head coach last season. green. With Zion back, Green is very excited about the team's prospects next season.

"Zion is very important to us. To be honest, his return is a terrible thing for other NBA teams. Of course, we still have a lot of work to do, such as personnel rotation and lineup adjustment, etc." "But when we put everything together, we're going to be a scary team."

(NBA official website)