One could argue that Dyson Daniels stole Zion Williamson’s thunder Tuesday evening.
On a night that marked the return of one of the league’s greatest talents, the eighth selection of the 2022 NBA draft scored 10 of his 15 points in the final 4:06 to propel the New Orleans Pelicans to a 129-125 preseason victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Daniels finished with a well-rounded line of 15 points, five assists, three steals and two blocks; however, he did struggle to put the ball through the hoop early and often, admitting in postgame that the action was moving too quickly for him at first.