Zion Williamson

On Wednesday night, Zion Williams and the New Orleans Pelicans fell short against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in an overtime thriller.

In 90 career games, Williamson is averaging 25.6 points and 7.0 rebounds. Similar to James, Williamson entered the NBA with unfair expectations. 1 pick is going to be great for a long time.

LeBron James commended Zion Williamson during a post-game press conference. James had nothing but respect for Williamson as the New Orleans Pelicans nearly ...

Despite their lack of a true big man in their lineup, the Lakers are a great defensive team. [Lonnie Walker IV](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/lonnie-walker-iv) played a huge role for the Lakers last night in becoming their player of the game. The LA Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-117 in overtime. [LA Lakers](https://www.sportskeeda.com/team/los-angeles-lakers) secured a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans last night. "Zion is on the verge of being great, and he's going to be great in this league for a long time," James said. The game ended in a 120-117 win for the Lakers.

Williamson racked up 27 points (11-21 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-8 FT), five rebounds and seven assists across 37 minutes during Wednesday's 120-117 overtime loss to ...

• Williamson hasn't been a big-time rebounder thus far in his [NBA](/nba/) career, so most of his fantasy value comes in his efficiency and volume as a scorer.

Williamson was up to his typical dominant ways in the first of four meetings between the Lakers and Pelicans this season, impacting the game as a scorer and ...

The fact that James has just about seen and done it all over the course of his career adds more meaning to his assertion that Williamson is unlike anything we have ever seen. Following the game, James spoke at length about Williamson's offseason physical transformation, while drawing on a number of Hall of Famers in an attempt to define just why the 22-year-old is such a special player. It's the same thing I heard for so many years with (Manu) Ginobili … If anyone knows about what sustained greatness looks like, it's James. "He's in great shape right now — a great talent, someone we've never seen," James said of Williamson. There's certain talents in our league that you've never seen before"

The Los Angeles Lakers registered their 2nd win of the season after a hard-fought win over the New Orleans Pelicans. LeBron James (20) and Lonnie Walker ...

Let us know in the comment section below. [Kareem vs LeBron beef? LeBron James says this morning was the first time he got out of bed since Sunday night after the game. [LeBron James](https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/lebron-james/) had a lot of support from the other Lakers stars against the Pelicans. LeBron James was very impressed by the 22-year-old star and praised him for his performance. ADVERTISEMENT

LeBron James believes Zion Williamson is "on the verge of being great" after playing against him in the Lakers' 120-117 win over the Pelicans.

“Zion is on the verge of being great — he’s going to be great in this League for a long time. Just like a Giannis. Just like a (Charles) Barkley or Shaq (O’Neal). After the Lakers beat the Pelicans 120-117, LeBron James (20 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists) was full of praise for Williamson. Zion Williamson is single-handily the most-see, up-and-coming superstar that the NBA has today. He may have encountered some bumps in the road fighting multiple injuries, including a broken foot that prevented him from playing at all last year.

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans is back and the NBA is all the better because of that. There are few players like Williamson, with his massive ...

James isn’t the only one predicting Williamson could be a major part of the league for a very long time. Injuries got in the way of that but those seem to be behind him now and he’s able to once again focus on claiming this spot at the top of the NBA standings. That is all music to the ears of Pelicans fans – especially the part about Williamson playing for a long time because there has been some doubt about that in the past. "Zion is on the verge of being great, and he's going to be great in this league for a long time…" “Zion is on the verge of being great,” James said in the post-game press conference. [Zion Williamson](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willizi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-) of the [New Orleans Pelicans](https://www.thecoldwire.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans) is back and the NBA is all the better because of that.