“Not Michael Jordan or Shaquille O’Neal, but only Zion Williamson has achieved this”: Amid signing a $193 million extension, stat highlights that NOLA star is averaging 25 points on 60% FG

Zion Williamson is the only player in league history to average a staggering 25+ points on 60% shooting from the field throughout his career.

Earlier in the day, Zion Williamson signed the deal of his life, agreeing to a five-year rookie max contract extension worth $193 million with the New Orleans Pelicans. However, if the young forwards manages to make any of the All-NBA Teams, win the MVP, or lift the DPOY trophy, “Zanos” would get a massive $38 million bonus, potentially boosting his contract up to a staggering $231 million.

While Williamson becomes one of the eight superstars in the league to sign a max contract in the first two days of free agency, there are several analysts and enthusiasts who believe that the Pels shouldn’t have offered their All-Star such big a deal.

Since getting drafted as the #1 pick in the 2019 draft, Williamson has averaged a staggering 25.7 points, 7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting the ball at a ridiculous 60% from the field. However, due to several injuries, the former Duke Blue Devil has played merely 85 games in his young career and was even sidelined for the entire 2021-2022 campaign.

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Yes, it does seem like a huge gamble that the NOLA front office has decided to take. But if anything, whenever Williamson has taken on the floor, he has only shown sparks of being an all-time great.

Zion Williamson has the second-most points scored in the history of the game through the first 85 games of their career

Agreed, Zion has missed several games and is even injury-prone. However, there is absolutely no doubt that Zion is a generational talent.

In his first-ever campaign, the southpaw joined Shaquille O’Neal as only the 2^nd rookie ever to average 20+ points on a minimum of 55% shooting from the field.

The highflyer made huge strides in his second campaign, averaging a stellar 27 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists on an extremely efficient 61.1% from the field, and earned All-Star honors.

Also, Zion Williamson (2,187) has even recorded the 2^nd most points in NBA history through their first 85 career games in the past 40 years, trailing only Michael Jordan (2,387 points).

At one point in the 2020-2021 campaign, the 6-foot-6 slasher also tied Blake Griffin as the fastest player in history to record 1,000 career points among active players.

And the most impressive stat of all:  the 21-year-old is the only player in NBA history to average more than 25 points per game while scoring the ball at a highly efficient 55% from the field.

This past campaign, CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, and Jonas Valanciunas lead NOLA to their first postseason appearance in 4 years. Adding a healthy Zion to that line-up will surely promise some damage, and make them one of the legit contenders.

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