Zion Williamson

Zion Lateef Williamson (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays in the power forward position. He used to play for the Duke University. He gained attention for his slam dunks.

Zion Williamson

File:Zion Williamson (49488462157) (cropped).jpg Williamson in a game with the Pelicans in 2020
No. 1 – New Orleans Pelicans
Power forward
Personal information
Born	6 July 2000 (aged 25) Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
Nationality	American
High school	Spartanburg Day School (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Listed height	198 cm
Listed weight	129 kg
Career information
College	Duke University (2018–2019)
NBA Draft	2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Pro career	2019–present
League	NBA
Career history
2019–present	New Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards
Consensus National College Player of the Year (2019) Consensus first-team All-American (2019) Wayman Tisdale Award (2019) Karl Malone Award (2019) ACC Athlete of the Year (2019) ACC Player of the Year (2019) First-team All-ACC (2019) ACC Rookie of the Year (2019) ACC All-Freshman team (2019) ACC Tournament MVP (2019) McDonald's All-American (2018) Jordan Brand Classic (2018) Nike Hoop Summit (2018) South Carolina Mr. Basketball (2018)
Stats at NBA.com

He was drafted by the Pelicans in the 1st pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.

On July 23, 2019, Williamson signed a five-year, $75 million shoe deal with Air Jordan.

Zion Williamson Media

• Zion Williamson Duke (cropped).jpg

  Williamson with Duke in December 2018

• Zion Williamson - Keenan Hairston (cropped).jpg

  Williamson goes in for a slam dunk against Hartford, December 2018