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New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson says he wanted to stay at Duke for another year but was convinced by members of his family and coach Mike Krzyzewski to declare for the NBA draft. Williamson told The JJ Reddick Podcast that he didn't make a final decision until the declaration deadline.
"I wanted to go back," Williamson says. "Nobody ever believes me. They think I'm just saying that. I genuinely wanted to go back. I felt like the NBA wasn't going anywhere. The money thing, that's money. I don't play this for money.