There are countless storylines surrounding the revamped 2019-20 New Orleans Pelicans – many of which do not specifically involve No. 1 pick Zion Williamson – but only a few minutes after media members were allowed to watch the end of practice Wednesday, the high-flying rookie threw down an absurd dunk off an inbound pass by Lonzo Ball. Just like that, the lead item for every written account of Day 2 of Pelicans training camp, as well as the top highlight for local TV sports broadcasts, was determined.
“That wasn’t the best pass, but you saw what he did with it,” Ball said to media members, referencing that Williamson actually caught the feed off the backboard, then quickly slammed it.