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Zion Williamson

New Orleans Pelicans
Number #1
Position F
Age 26
Height 6-6
Weight 284LBS
Draft 2019 R1 Pick 1
Nationality USA
Born Jul 6, 2000
College / Team Duke

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Key Insights

2025-26
More than anything else, his team has him in isolation

22% of his offence comes in isolation, his most frequent action.

4.0 possessions a game over 60 games, 6 of 265 in frequency. 96th percentile of 265 players who run isolations, 2025.
He is at his most dangerous in transition

He scores 1.32 points per possession in transition, against a 1.14 median for players who run it as often.

2.8 possessions a game, 14 of 256 from the top. 90th percentile of 256 players who run transition, 2025.
When the play goes to him as the pick and roll ball handler, it usually ends in points

54% of his possessions as the pick and roll ball handler end in a score, against a league median of 40%.

2.6 of those possessions a game over 60 games. 96th percentile of 160 players who run pick and roll ball handling, 2025.
Almost nobody in the league is used in isolation as often as he is

He is 10 of 265 in possessions in isolation, at 4.0 a game.

22% of his own offence, 1.07 points per possession on it. 93rd percentile of 265 players who run isolations, 2025.
The ball tends to get away from him spotting up

9% of his possessions spotting up end in a turnover, against a league median of 5%.

1.5 of those possessions a game over 60 games. 91st percentile of 342 players who run spot ups, 2025.
Defenders keep fouling him in isolation, and he gets to the line

23% of his possessions in isolation end in a shooting foul, against a league median of 13%.

4.0 of those possessions a game over 60 games. 100th percentile of 76 players who run isolations, 2025.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Jul 6, 2000
Birth Country USA
Draft 2019 (R1 / P1)
College Duke