Kendrick Perkins says we HAVE TO GIVE PROPS TO ZION WILLIAMSON 👏 | NBA Countdown

Kendrick Perkins says we HAVE TO GIVE PROPS TO ZION WILLIAMSON 👏 | NBA Countdown

What big man are you watching in this swim perk well look I know this young man has taken a lot of criticism and rightfully so in some places but damn it we got to give props when props do and when I think about Zion and myself I

Think about food but guess what this man has been sharing his food because I want you to look at the growth this is a big to Big pick and roll look at Zion F finding valat Tunis look at Zion finding the man in the open Corner making teammates around him better he’s

Averaging a career high right now and five assist he’s been dishing it out look the post game kicking it out valat Tunis again spacing the floor doing what he do best knocking down shots now look let’s talk about eating he’s been eating the pain alive since the allstar break

Averaging 18 points in the paint ranked number three around the league Zion has been a beast all across the board which makes this New Orleans Pelican team’s extremely dangerous and look just tomato chess bully ball on a Gordon this is Aaron Gordon picking his spots having

Space and since he’s able to create for others he’s making himself better oh by the way hey you ESPN bet is the official sports book of ESPN are you rubbing your own beard yeah’s with that users they get $100 in bonus bets for making any Sportsbook bet

But you can check out big perks big man parlay exclusively in the ESPN BET app if you want to ride with perk or any of the other big man here so I do want to stick with Williamson in this discussion though because he’s played in 48 out of

59 possible games availability has been a huge question mark when we’ve talked about Zion and that’s actually the second most games that he’s played in any season in his career but I know that you were keyed in on point Zion what has that unlocked for the Pelicans offense

Here Point Zion is a real thing this is the best passing stretch of his career and very simply Point Zion and perk highlighted it the big big pick and rolles when you R run that play you put their two worst Shooters in the middle of the action shooting all around it and

You unlock his passing skill to Ingram to CJ and you give it a clear tent pull on an offense it can sometimes get a little confused who should have the ball who should stand where spacing is a little clunky it clarifies it and you look at some of these passes there’s the

Big big and roll perk highlighted JV dunks it rolls to the rim they got Shooters all around it and they can invert it too they can have CJ screen for Zion you switch that guess what he’s putting CJ’s dude into the basket this is a weapon that they haven’t exploited

Enough until the last couple weeks that makes them very dangerous look Pelicans fans are spicy they’re spicy I learned the hard way I know so so did our big bro Stephen A but they have a right to be mad because what they have seen so far is great in the sense that the

Expectations have largely be been on Zion’s shoulders and he has delivered and I said earlier today that the Pelicans have been hiding in plain sight because we haven’t been talking about them and I don’t think they want to jinx it down there but the truth is is that

They are a complete team in a way that we have been w for you know and I think that’s why you get that emotion Zion has delivered he’s giving you 22 points per game you’ve got that long I mean watching them versus the Knicks I know

The Knicks were beat up but they have long skilled athletic even shooting bigs on the outside they’ve simplified their game with the big to Big pick and roll but then also Zion is what giving you 18 points per game in the paint like what

No no no I was about to tell Malika you remember availability accountability CJ McCullen he told you and I it all start break about the conversations that they have in that locker room that’s what you need that’s why Zion is playing his [Applause] [Applause] best

Kendrick Perkins joins on Malika Andrews on NBA Today to discuss why Zion Williamson has become an underrated player in the league. Then Zach Lowe and Chiney Ogwumike join to discuss how Zion playing point guard has impacted the New Orleans Pelicans.

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