He hit the professional court with the promise of becoming one of the next stars – the next LeBron James – and so far, he’s on the right track. In his short career, he has achieved different records and recently added one more, because Zion Williamson reached 1000 points in the NBA.
It is just its second season.
His time as a college basketball player was spent at Duke University, where he became the star prospect, one as much awaited as LeBron James was at the time. In addition, they have a similar physique, which is why everyone wanted the opportunity to have their services.
The lucky ones were the New Orleans Pelicans, who took it in the first round. Zion Williamson suffered an injury that took him away from the court for a long time in his first season and yet, in his second year, he has already reached 1,000 points in the NBA, something that makes it very clear that the future looks bright.
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It is something that only one person achieved before.
The forward became the second player to exceed 1000 points in his first 44 games as a professional, something that only Blake Griffin, of the Association’s active basketball players, can boast that he did too.
Although he still has a long way to go to dream of being at the level of LeBron James, at least he has already surpassed him in something. According to the official account of the Pelicans, his star reached this figure in fewer games than ‘El Rey’ who did it in 49 games and than Luka Doncic (50).
Welcome to the flight …@Zionwilliamson!
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— NBA Spain (@NBAspain) February 5, 2021
The future looks bright for him.
He became the eighth player with 1000 career points during his first 44 games since the 1976-77 merger, the other seven being: Michael Jordan (1,186), Bernard King (1,095), Shaquille O’Neal (1,037), David Robinson (1,029) Walter Davis (1,024), Bill Cartwright (1,018) Blake Griffin (1,002) and Williamson: 1,001 (game in progress).
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