New Orleans Pelicans, Zion Williamson (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans have a losing record and are in 11th place in the Western Conference, which are the only things keeping Zion Williamson from being in the MVP discussion.
Zion has been absolutely brilliant all season but especially since taking over the point forward role. Since then, the Pelicans have had the second-best offense in the league behind only the Brooklyn Nets, one of the frontrunners for this year’s title.
Zion is now averaging 26.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists while shooting 62 percent overall, numbers that should certainly have him in the top-ten of MVP voting this season.