MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - FEBRUARY 16: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans dunks during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on February 16, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans are routinely subject of “small market” bias in NBA circles. There is one person whose likeness is transcendent of the market: Zion Williamson.
Even if Zion were to play in Siberia, he would garner attention for throwing down a windmill dunk in the middle of a third quarter.