Zion Williamson has been the subject of much scrutiny for the majority of his young NBA career. How talking heads have contextualized their critique of his conditioning could be considered harsh at times. And it has been documented that some of it bothered the New Orleans Pelicans’ young superstar. But beginning last season, a shift began to happen. We witnessed the healthiest season of Williamson’s career thus far. Out of an available 82-game regular season, Williamson played 70 games. It was a career-high for him up until that point. Now with the NBA off-season coming to an end, it seems Zion has been hard at work. A recent photo of the Pelicans’ forward shows him considerably leaner than we last saw him. To what I’m sure is the delight of his fans and team execs alike, it looks like Williamson took his discipline up a notch. A major concern many have for him is how injury-prone he can be, playing at a heavier weight. Medical staff and league professionals know that someone with...
