New Orleans Pelicans star ahead Zion Williamson is reportedly not near returning to the court docket as he continues to get better from a hamstring pressure, per ESPN. Williamson has been out since Nov. 6 with the damage, however there was no agency timetable given on a return date for him. Now, although, the Pelicans are making ready for the potential for him being out for no less than one other four-to-six weeks, in line with the ESPN report.
Williamson has been present process remedy on his hamstring, the identical one he injured throughout New Orleans’ Play-In recreation in opposition to the Lakers final postseason.
If Williamson is out till mid-December at a minimal, that may be a vital blow to what’s been an extremely robust season for the Pelicans. Not solely is Williamson sidelined for an undetermined period of time, however they’ve additionally been with out Herbert Jones (strained proper shoulder), Dejounte Murray (fractured left hand), CJ McCollum (strained proper adductor), Trey Murphy III (hamstring pressure) and Jose Alvarado (strained left hamstring) for big parts of the season.
That is not even together with the day-to-day accidents to guys like Jordan Hawkins and Brandon Ingram.
To say it has been a disastrous season for New Orleans from an damage perspective is an understatement, and if Williamson is anticipated to overlook no less than a month, it places the Pelicans in a good worse place to try to make up floor in an ultra-competitive Western Convention. The Pelicans at the moment sit at 4-13 on the season, the second-worst document within the West and fourth-worst general. If they are not anticipated to get most of those guys again in a well timed method, conversations about this crew’s outlook for the remainder of the season will should be had.
It could nonetheless appear too early to noticeably discuss tanking, however the Pelicans is not going to solely have their very own first-round choose, but in addition the Milwaukee Bucks’ first-round choice if it falls between Nos. 5-30. If we attain the top of December and New Orleans nonetheless has its prime seven or eight gamers on the injured record, it could be time to think about moving into the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.
