Former Duke basketball star Zion Williamson has played only 29 games this season. And his New Orleans Pelicans, who reached the postseason last go-round after posting a 49-33 record, currently sit second to last in the Western Conference standings at 18-51 overall.
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All in all, the negatives seemingly outweigh the positives in Williamson's sixth year as a pro since hearing his name No. 1 overall to the Pelicans at the 2019 NBA Draft following his one-and-done campaign in Durham.
That said, the 24-year-old showman enjoys a few career-high averages — 7.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.9 blocks — and has taken flight for rim-rocking highlights rather spectacularly as of late.
On Monday night, albeit in a 127-81 home loss to the Detroit Pistons (38-31), the 6-foot-6, 284-pound Williamson delivered the following thunderous poster dunk of the two-handed variety after exploding through the lane. It came at the expense of a one-time Duke basketball recruiting target in fifth-year Pistons center and former Washington Huskies one-and-done Isaiah Stewart:
ZION WILLIAMSON OVER ISAIAH STEWART 🫨 pic.twitter.com/f3sw01mvcQ
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 18, 2025
Williamson tallied 30 points in the contest, bumping his season average to 24.4 per game. The two-time All-Star shot 9-for-18 from the field and 12-for-14 at the line, adding six rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in only 28 minutes on the floor.
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