Despite his limited time on the court, Zion Williamson still remains among the most popular players in the NBA.
Recently, Williamson represented the New Orleans Pelicans at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery.
The Pelicans landed the seventh pick.
Williamson was photoed with Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon.
The photo got a lot of views on social media.
Via The Pelicans: “Zion & The Dream 🤝”
Many fans commented on the photo.
@zion_rookie_cards: “Looks in great shape. MVP season on the way…”
@jhelmer04: “If the pelicans was smart you got 2 options go all in bring in as much talent as possible or trade 90 percent of the roster go in rebuild and get as much draft capital as possible to build towards something”
@allenlegacy305: “Zion looks great! Keep it up sir!”
@nalpac1: “Did he hurt himself taking this picture?”
@jason.smiley143: “Damn he is down a lot of weight good for him”
@davidmicheal_photos: “Be great if he spent the whole summer with Dream.”
Williamson finished the season with averages of 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 56.7% from the field and 23.1% from the three-point range in 30 games.
Via Real Sports (on March 19): “Zion Williamson has the 2nd most games in the NBA this season with 25/5/5 on 75%+ FG.
Only Nikola Jokic has more.”
As for the Pelicans, they were the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 21-61 record.
Williamson has yet to appear in an NBA playoff game.
