Zion Lateef Williamson is a professional American basketball player. He plays for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association(NBA).
Zion developed interest for sports at a very early age that at the age of nine, he will wake up around 5AM and train.
Zion played basketball for the Griffins at Spartanburg Day School, a small K–12 private school in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He increased in height from 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) to 6 ft 3 in between the eighth and ninth grades (1.91 m). He practiced in the school gym over the summer before his rookie season and honed his dunks.
Zion Williamson biography
Zion Lateef Williamson was born on July 6th 2000 in Salisbury, North California in the United States of America. Zion was born to Sharonda Sampson and Lateef Williamson. Not only is he skillful with basketball but Zion also played soccer and quarterback position in American Football.
He played for the Sumter Falcons on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit and faced opponents four years older than him. He competed in youth leagues with his mother Sharonda Sampson coaching. Later, Zion started developing his point guard abilities with the help of his stepfather, former collegiate basketball player Lee Anderson.
His mother once again served as his coach as he joined the basketball team at Johnakin Middle School in Marion, South Carolina, scoring 20 points on average per game. Zion was a point guard in middle school and had a two-year winning streak of three games. He led Johnakin to an 8-1 record and a conference championship in 2013.
Zion shares the same parent with his stepbrother, Noah Anderson. He has only one sibling according to numerous checks.
Zion Williamson Age: How Old Is Zion Williamson?
Zion was born on 6th July 2000. He is currently 22 years old.
Zion Williamson Career
With the first choice in the 2019 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Zion on June 20, 2019. He entered into a binding contract with the Pelicans on July 1, 2019. On October 13, 2019, during the preseason of his first season, Zion also tore his meniscus.
Three months later, on January 22, 2020, Zion made his professional debut against the San Antonio Spurs in a 121-117 loss. He played 18 minutes and finished with 22 points and 7 rebounds. In the fourth quarter, he scored 17 straight points in 3:08 minutes.
Zion averaged 22.5 points on 58.3 percent shooting from the field, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game to conclude his rookie campaign. Among all rookies, he had the most points scored per game, the second-most rebounds per game, and the most offensive rebounds per game.
He recorded 16 20-point games in his first 20 games, becoming the first rookie since Michael Jordan in 1983 to do so. He also had the highest scoring average through his first 24 NBA games. Zion was selected for the NBA All-Rookie First Team on September 15.
Williamson signed a 5-year rookie agreement with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 6, 2022, for $193 million guaranteed (with an additional $231 million available if he is named to the All-NBA team during the 2022–2023 season).
On October 4, 2022, Williamson returned from injury, scoring 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in a 129-125 preseason victory over the Chicago Bulls. On October 19, 2022, Williamson returned in the regular season, scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals in a 130-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Even though Zion looks heavy for basketball, he is know to posses an incredible speed and for his leaping ability. He has been described as a once-in-a-generation-type-player by Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant.
What Is Zion Williamson’s Salary
When he joined the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019, Zion is known to be taking home quite huges sums of money as salary. From 2019-2020, Zion was making $9,757,440 . 2020-2021, Zion was making $10,245,480 and from 2021-2022, he was making $10,733,400.
What Is Zion Williamson Contract
With the New Orleans Pelicans, Zion Williamson agreed to a four-year, $44,271,137 contract with a guaranteed $44,271,137 salary and an average yearly wage of $11,067,784. Williamson will have a basic salary of $13,534,817 in 2022–2023, as well as a cap hit and dead cap value of that same amount.
Zion Williamson Net Worth
Zion’s net worth is estimated to be about $18 million.
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