At the end of May, Zion Williamson was cleared to play basketball by the Pelicans. The New Orleans star broke his fifth metatarsal in his right foot during summer workouts before the 2021 season.
Williamson has played only 85 games in his first three seasons across the league. However, the Pelicans big man is eligible for a five-year $168 million max rookie extension this summer, one that he has went on record of saying that he can’t “sign it fast enough.”
When David Griffin, the Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations, was asked about the future of the former No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft, he has all intentions of Williamson remaining in the Big Easy.
