This season, much like every season since Zion Williamson arrived in New Orleans, was supposed to be different.
Zion had finally figured it out.
And if there were things he couldn’t quite figure out, at least Joe Dumars was now in the building with the keys to unlock all the rest of that untapped potential.
It was hard not to believe, even for the biggest Zion skeptics.
After all, you saw the noticeable difference in Williamson’s physique, the results of an offseason where he clearly put in the work to get in the best shape of his NBA career.
And you also heard it, straight from the mouth of Zion, before the season began, when talking about the difference between talent (which he has plenty of) and greatness (which he hasn't yet reached).
“Greatness is every day,” Williamson said at

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