The Biggest Issue Facing Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson played a total of 9 minutes and recorded 11 points and 3 rebounds. In those 9 minutes Williamson showed how excited he could be in the league, having a few highlight plays being shown all over ESPN, Twitter, and Youtube. Ultimately Zion would sit for the rest of the Summer League as a "precautionary."

This "precautionary" has created a story of it's own as everyone is debating if the biggest issue facing Zion Williamson is his weight. Zion is the second heaviest NBA player, coming in at 284 pounds. Williamson is a 19 year old kid and still hasn't played an official regular season game. Zion is going to lose weight and the Pelicans will make sure he gets the right. They will have him working with their nutritionist to make sure Zion hits his ideal weight. Zion Williamson's weight will not be an issue with him by his 2nd year or 3rd year, at the latest.

The biggest issue facing Zion Williamson is the fact that he is Zion Williamson. Zion hasn't played a single game in the league and is already being compared to LeBron James and talked about if he will be one of the greatest players of all-time. If Zion has a bad game it'll be front page news, if he hits the "rookie wall," that almost all rookies hit, there will be discussion on if Zion is actually worth the hype. The pressure the media and society as a whole has place on this 19 year old kid is incredible. He's front page news, he's in everyone's debates about basketball, even Drake wore Zion's jersey during one of his concerts when Zion was still in high school.

With all of this hype there definitely some resentment from players around the league, not every player just some. Some of the players are probably feeling like what did this guy do to get this much hype? Zion Williamson will be a target to some of these players, they will try their hardest to ball out on him and lock him up to help make a name for themselves. It'll be like when Lonzo Ball was a rookie and Patrick Beverly went after him all game. Patrick locked Lonzo up from full court and made Lonzo's life that night terrible.

Zion's biggest issue he will face is the hype that surrounds him. If he doesn't become a great player in his first game in the NBA, then he will talked about as a bust. The pressure he faces is incredible and it's unbelievable that a 19 year old will face this issue. Zion Williamson will lose that weight that shouldn't even be a discussion of debate.