Damn

ay lmao!

The trifecta of GM headaches.

And looked like Shaq-like in year 2. That’s another #1 pick

They should just trade him for a 2nd round pick. He useless

I literally forget unless he pops up in the media for still being overweight or getting injured.

Oh shit Zion is still in the league? 😱

@@MaxAndersonn Who he play for?

Because nba is too busy promoting jokic and luka tryna cater to these racists when embiid, giannis, zion, bron, etc.. are all clearly better

@@sac1211 lmfao

@Allen Iversen 🤡

@Allen Iversen really cause the bucks and suns just last year proves that a small market team is capable of becoming great if a young star just gives them time. Like yeah David Griffin is a weird dude but he’s built a roster that with Zion is capable of making at minimum the play in. And will only get better in the future

But... why shouldn't he, if he doesn't like living in or playing for New Orleans? I mean, what exactly have the Pelicans really done for Zion? They didn't even have to really scout him, since he was the unanimous number 1 pick. All they did was: Play bad ball and win a lottery. Why should Zion show any sympathy or engagement with that? Now if the Pelicans paid for his education, medical bills and developed him from a young age... like sportclubs in Europe do, insert everything Barca did for a 15-year-old Lionel Messi here... yeah, then you could expect some loyalty and commitment. But in the US system, where franchises don't have to do shit for youth players and gets potential stars gifted for being bad? Let's take the extreme example: Imagine being a summerchild and being drafted first by the Minnesota Timberwolves... you don't want to go there, because winter lasts from October to the end of March. And it is one of the 3 worst run franchises, alongside the Kings and the Knicks. I wouldn't blame a player if he tried to get out of there on draft night. And I love Minnesota, my favorite artists come from there... still wouldn't be mad at anyone that didn't want to play for this poorly run franchise. The Pelcians aren't that far off. They wasted Chris Paul. They wasted Anthony Davis. That might be, why Zion has 0 trust in them. And it is not as if they did a brilliant job building that roster... I mean, is CJ McCollum really the 2nd best player on a championship team? It could work, but I have my doubts.

@@PassivesAbseits because that’s extremely unprofessional and shows an extreme lack of maturity. This isn’t high school this is the nba. You are getting paid to play basketball. At the very least you show professionalism to the organization that drafted you and your teammates. You don’t sit there and complain about everything. And like Rusty said in the video he’s from the Carolinas. Being in a small market like that should not be very foreign to Zion. At the end of the day it’s still his job and he needs to treat it as such and show the bare minimum of professionalism cause the team has done nothing majorly wrong since drafting him

@Allen Iversen Yeah reality disagrees with your little two cents, many, many, many times over. You should also learn what "literally" means.

Agreed. As much as I am a CP3 naysayer, he led some mediocre Hornets teams to the playoffs in a deep Western Conference before he realized he wasn't gonna get anywhere.

@@FAlynn92 And ironically LA happened.

Even AD was a legitimate Superstars at the time he forced a trade. If Zion does it will be a new low

@@OK-yy6qz AD is a Superstar with Role player intangibles. They were never going to win with him as #1

@@MarcusHansen276 role players usually have great intangibles though. Many role players are in the league purely because of intangibles since they lack elite talent or athleticism

I mean bro wants to win and he knows New Orleans just isn’t a winning culture I see him getting traded in the near future

@@kelkirkland3308 BI JV CJ Herb Jones and Zion Williamson is a winning team. The culture itself has turned around and is the best it’s been in NOLA since CP3 era they just haven’t had the shot to win yet Can’t think you’re capable of being an all time great if you can’t make a great culture with great players a winning culture. And if he wants to go to the Knicks or something then my god then he wants no part of a winning culture

@@kelkirkland3308 the dude isn't doing his job plain and simple, if KAT can play on a team like Minnesota for like what 7 years now and keep producing saying that it's not a "winning" culture isn't an excuse you play anyways because it's your job

He’ll succeed in New York 😈

@@excessfinesse he’ll get death threats in New York from their fans and retire cuz the media grills his ass when he pulls the same shit over there lol

Yeah it's gotta be really annoying if you're a small market team and you're stuck paying a bad contract or trading for an equally bad one if the guy you sign sucks after the fact but if he's good he can still act like a free agent and force his way out of town like Leonard, Davis, PG13, or Harden did. Gotta think the owners are going to try to push for non-guaranteed NFL style contracts since guaranteed deals aren't giving them any security.

I've heard a few names in basketball circles say something similar, the Harden stuff is going to be a big factor in this too. The NBA under Adam Silver has had an usually peacefully relationship with the players, but owners not going to be pleased with this and the relationship might turn.

I never understood why people bring this up. You realize the players association also has to agree to the new CBA. It's not like the owners can just make whatever rules they want. They have to actually get the players to agree to it

@@joyboy1720 The owners have been dominating the players for the last 20+ years every time there is a new CBA. First they put in the max salary and max contract years in 1999, added a luxury tax around 2005 if I remember right, then in the mid 2010s made the luxury tax extremely punitive, cut contracts to 4/5 years, and ended the ability to use the sign and trade to get the extra year. They have also continually cut down the players' shares of BRI (basketball related income) and make them pay something like 5-10% into an escrow fund that goes back to the owners if the NBA doesn't hit projected revenue targets for the year, which was surely the case in 2020 and 2021. It's because the owners are a lot richer than the players and can hold out longer, and because they make most of their money when they sell the team, not during the season. I honestly hope the next CBA brings back the 7 year contracts from twenty years ago so players can get security if they want it, but does something to address all these players quitting on their teams while under contract. That didn't happen 20 years ago, but maybe that's because you had longer contracts with bigger percentage raises allowed back then.

Damage more like pressure to bring reform to the owner of this team because they so many terrible owners

I hear your point bro and can see that for sure. Only issue is being introverted is still not an excuse here. He's still showing that he doesn't have good leadership and good contribution to the team culture. Even if it's not a case of poor character he's still having a negative effect

"Introvert" is usually used as a cover for being a shitty person. Being introverted doesnt give ya an excuse to be an asshole. Suck it up and just do the bare minimum human interaction required

@@jdrmanmusiqking not necessarily my man. I’m not coming at you but it’s stereotypes like that that give people and introverts a bad rep. I’m not justifying Zions actions but I as an introvert can attest that communication takes time sometimes. Just cause someone’s quiet or doesn’t communicate right away doesn’t mean they’re an ass. He’s a professional athlete so his context is different

@@MegaMjjordan exactly, I may come off as an asshole when you dont know me, but im just living in my own head and once a relationship is formed it gets easier. Some people cant conform to the norms, and theres a ton of pressure on these 19 -21 year olds.

@MACAVEL1 how much time exactly ? Just asking, nothing criticizing

I’m sorry man, must be disappointing to watch.

Must be really tough to be a pelicans fan. They fucked up in building a team around Cp3 and Anthony Davis when they were around and now they're not guaranteeing Zions max contract.

Yes! I love his take. I am also glad he doesn't swear as much. I can listen to him while my kids are around.

Nevermind...I had not finished the video. He curses more later..😫

First bad landing will be his last bad landing.

Think Zion just doesn’t fit it it happens

Seems like your drinking the kool-aid of media B.s

Maybe he’s satisfied with his massive rookie deal and just doesn’t really want to be an NBA player.

You always wanna see kids like that succeed. But Zion is not cutting it

I knew years ago , that Ja morant was the better fit and you'd think the pelicans would've learned from AD

'Can' is not 'will'.

Lol that’s a bs excuse. Reports saying he dosnt want to be on the team anymore. He can’t even text cj? Y’all blame everything on mental health and give people passes

@@joshrodriguez4154 I could be totally wrong as I am not in his head and I am not excusing his behaviour but just providing an alternative take.

@@olamideolanrewaju6581 A lot of athletes say being away from their team is a tough part of rehab. After all, they are around their teammates since middle school. It's also a hard part of retiring. But isn't the solution to that to rehab back in NO?

@@recoil53 Yeah that would make most sense. But when people aren’t mentally well they don’t act rationally. Ben Simmons was willing to lose out on millions and miss years of basketball because he hated his situation. It could be similar for Zion.

@@olamideolanrewaju6581 Simmons lost that money for nothing - Morey was obviously trying to trade him before. Morey was just waiting for a favorable situation.

It could also be causing hip issues as well. I can get my feet to point straight consistently and it puts a ton of stress on my hips as well.

And what happens when he lands wrong? Is it a career ender? Giannis hyperextended his knee, many writers thought it was a career changer. He came back 4 games later. If Zion did that, is the knee a complete loss?

@@recoil53 Yeah but Giannis is 6´11 and between 245-260pounds, that’s a normal weight for his height. Zion on the other hand is 6´6 285-300pounds with a 44inches vertical, we have never seen someone like that, closest was Miami Lebron at 6´9 273pounds (according to the media), 273 was the heaviest he has ever been, now he is listed at 250, so he is probably around 250-260 … And that’s already a lot for his size, Lebron also has a 44inches vertical, but the thing is that Lebron is 3 inches taller and 20-40pounds lighter, Lebron was almost pure muscle like Giannis. Zion is already like a 30+ years old Shaq, so except if he is really built different he will be able to play many 70+games seasons, i mean people tought the same about Lebron back then, how a guy that big who has a super athletic playstyle will not be injury prone ? But Lebron is built different, that’s a fact, he has elite work ethic, but just like many other players even smaller like Steph Curry, and Steph got injured many times in his career. So maybe Zion is like Lebron, but i don’t think because he already had injuries …

@@Anthonydu01630 That's my point - Giannis is the right weight and in tremendous shape. For Zion every bad landing could be it for his career.

he's a big fat tub. he sure does waddle like one.

Very well said. 💯

If he wants to play and avoid injuries he has to get in shape.

Fucking fame, money and its associates always before showmanship, sportsmanship, and loyalty

Bucks.

Zion with a Greg oden body and a Ben Simmons type attitude

@@MaxAndersonn yep, when he plays he’s extremely good

“Arguably top 20” he’s easily top 10 when healthy. He put up 27 a game on historic FG%

@@YungPhilosopher obviously, never said he was perfect

@@ripetika1600 Alr let’s not go too far, love Zions game but he’s not quite on that level yet

Yeah nobody likes this situation, I talked to a rep today and I told him I'm not getting tickets until they get rid of Zion, It's time to move on., he's a pos!

He probably just shy lmao doesnt make him he scheming lol

@@billalzerouali4472 I hope so lol

There's a possibility he's just shy though. Detached teammate could legitimately just mean introverted, and him not calling CJ could just mean he's focusing in his recovery or something

@@OK-yy6qz the problem is that hes getting paid to sit on his ass and do nothing, and was drafted as the best player coming out of college, the pelicans are putting their investments into a guy who by all accounts was a generational talent, but Zion is saying to the organisation that I dont want to be a professional basketball player because i dont want to commit to the bare minimum standards required to get onto the court and play

Dont forget jj is still sour grapes iver his time in nola. He is an “analyst “ now and not only would he love to see the pels fail, it makes great tv.

EXACTLY I WANTED JA

@@tragicpierce5291 cap no one argued ja over Zion.

@@eeeee4686 I confused didn’t u just say we wished we have Ja????

@@tragicpierce5291 I mean before and during the draft no one said ja over Zion.

Ok u should have said that I was confused

BROTHER PELS FAN WE SHOULD HAVE GOT JA

@@tragicpierce5291 eh but that's with hindsight, at the time we made the right pick still, no team would've not taken Z in that instance

@@fail2821 You're right but honestly I didn't want him knowing we need a guard at most or someone else

@@tragicpierce5291 true but with the first pick I'd rather go for the standout best player of draft over team fit

@@fail2821 Ja Morant was personally a better pick that's all I got to say

@@phoenixcampos3144 how did they fail AD? Went out and got Boogie and Rondo and had a very good squad. AD is unreliable and just isn’t built to lead a team and that’s showing in LA. That’s not the Pels fault

NBA needs to stop handing this team #1 picks and instead give them other picks to draft players that resemble NO/want to play there. These top guys don’t want to give them the time of day

@@aariesharris7894 Why though? Is my question. I know why. It’s the media. Ja isn’t having any problems in Memphis. Look at what Giannis has done in Milwaukee. Look at Phoenix. It’s not about small markets that’s the problem it’s strictly New Orleans. The media has painted an unfair picture of NOLA and the players are listening. In what universe are the Knicks better run than the Pelicans?

@@GatsDomineaux in fact, in most sport franchises in the States, since when has NY teams gotten a better reputation than NOLA barring the Saints in the modern era?

He'll never make that kind of money doing anything else. Plenty of people would be professional just for the money.

Ehhh there are players in all of sports history who also didn’t care about the game. But they played for the money and financial security

NEW YORK IS NOT THE MECCA OF BASKETBALL Bruh the media just repeats stuff over and over until people run with it. Knicks have 1 championship in their entire history. New York aint the Mecca of anything

Imagine having your 13-15 guys on roster and then you draft a rookie that never plays and some guy on the internet thinks that because he’s really good he should immediately be treated like his opinion’s worth more than the whole team and office despite not earning anything near that level of trust. Don’t give people too much too soon, it more often than not ruins them.

@@simtelefon you can treat him like he's a regular player if you want, but the team is going to suck after he leaves now. And for what? Because they don't want to treat him like he is special when he clearly is. He may have not played many games, but he's proven in the time he has played that he's a dominant force. If you don't like player empowerment, that's all good. But this is the real world and some people deserve to get treated better than others when their performance warrants it

@@deifiedtitan might ruin him, but at least your team would be good. Now the Pelicans are going to suck for another couple decades because Griffin couldn't get out of his own way

I’m not blaming him for being mad, I’m blaming him for not communicating his anger

@@MarcusHansen276 who says he hasn't communicated his anger? I'm sure the Pelicans know.

To be fair, the pels have decent roster today. Ingram, cj and jv are all good starters, with ingram being a borderline allstar. Imo, if zion is healthy and playing, the pels would be a solid playoff team.

He only think NC lame because he live around Raleigh. Charlotte lit he shell

Because if the contract is matched, the cap space is used - the offer is made to limit the original team.

Disagree. Jokic is an MVP and his games last year were the NBA tv playoff round. Donavan Mitchell is a star in every sense of the word and doesnt have nowhere near the pull as he would in a bigger market. It took Dame awhile to get love in Portland. If Dame plays in new York or Jokic/Mitchell in Chicago or LA they get much more love and attention because of the fan base size and more nationally televised games

@@alexguerrier9363 I agree but disagree, OKC isn't a big market but they put a team of stars together and they had the leagues eye until they all left. Since Rose left Chi gets no love, the Knicks have one of the biggest fan bases but they're so badly managed that no one wanted to go there. No one was a fan of the Spurs until they went up against the Heat in the finals.

@@alexguerrier9363 Jokic isn’t as entertaining as Zion, and none of those players have the same amount of hype, Zion is literally the most hype prospect since lebron, that comment was right

Same with lebron and the cavs

@ernest Thomas yea I get that jokic doesn't have the excitement factor but Mitchell and Dame definitely do and they got nowhere near the love. The small market is a factor that some are able to transcend but if you're in NY or Chi you don't have to worry about it. Zion has lost a lot of his hype since the injuries

He did sign a contract with more than 30 million dollars. If he doesn’t intend to live up to that, he deserves all the criticism in the world.

@@barkerm9 you’re right, he has an obligation to fulfill his contract. Although NBA contracts have become increasingly less meaningful over the years.

Zion + healthy diet + jumper = unstoppable force. 👍

Zion+healthy diet+drive, no drive, no reason to improve, no reason to lose weight

No they get blessed these players and build bad teams around them

@@itsallenwow New Orleans has a solid roster now... they are a play-in team already if you add Zion to that its a strong playoff team.

@@itsallenwow they got both all stars teammates.

@@itsallenwow Kind of funny how Jrue Holiday who was killing it in the Finals next to Giannis wasn't enough for Davis. Now they have Ingram, McCollum, and Valaciunas to put next to Zion, that's a quality supporting cast.

@@homerthompson416 Don't forget Boogie before his injury problems.

He's not ready for the NBA, as a person. Keeping weight off is easier than losing it. Staying in the best shape possible is part of getting that $$$.

Finally someone recognizes it. Griffin has been terrible. Will Green maybe an ok HC and Jones maybe a good player in the future but Griffin has been a bum.