We often complicate various aspects of decision-making with athletes. By doing this, we create tendencies that eliminate the simplistic human elements we live by every day. Once the New Orleans Pelicans landed the number one pick in this past Tuesday’s draft lottery, far too many complicated things with lazy and tired narratives about why Zion Williamson wouldn’t and shouldn’t fit in New Orleans.
And when they were wrong, they were WRONG!
"I'm not going to New Orleans if I'm Zion. Nope... This kid has got 9 years of peak talent. He's trained his whole life for this.