Zion Williamson’s decision to cut ties with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) caught everybody by surprise when it was first reported by Sam Amick and Joe Vardon of The Athletic late on Friday. Still, the details that came afterward are what truly raised a few eyebrows.
According to Kris Pursianen of ClutchPoints, echoing information shared by sources feeding him, the breakup in relationships was related to 1) the failure of CAA to send Zion to New York and the Knicks, as well as 2) the strong health-related clauses tied to the contract extension he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2022 which are inevitably going to cut his earnings and leverage short.