Forward · New Orleans Pelicans
Zion Williamson
Age 25 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 129 kg · Born Jul 6, 2000 · Duke
23.9 PPG
6.4 RPG
4.0 APG
276 games
6 seasons
Career snapshot
6seasons
276games
6,584career pts
25.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
New Orleans Pelicans
· 276 games · 2019-20–2025-26
Position rank · 2025-26
#10PPG rank
#10PER rank
#10WS rank
Among 64 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
27.0
2020-21 · NOP
RPG
7.2
2020-21 · NOP
APG
5.3
2024-25 · NOP
PER
27.1
2020-21 · NOP
WS
8.7
2020-21 · NOP
Draft
2019
Round 1 ·
Pick 1
from Duke
Honors & awards
2×
All-Star Selection
2022, 2020
1×
All-Rookie Team
2019
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | NOP | 24 | 24 | 27.8 | 22.5 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 58.3 | 42.9 | 64.0 | 24.1 | 2.0 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 61 | 61 | 33.2 | 27.0 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 61.1 | 29.4 | 69.8 | 27.1 | 8.7 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 29 | 29 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 60.8 | 36.8 | 71.4 | 25.2 | 3.6 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 70 | 70 | 31.5 | 22.9 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 57.0 | 33.3 | 70.2 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 30 | 30 | 28.6 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 56.7 | 23.1 | 65.6 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | NOP | 62 | 55 | 29.7 | 21.0 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 25.0 | 71.6 | — | — |
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About Zion Williamson
Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils, Williamson was selected by the Pelicans with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2020. In 2021, he became the fourth youngest NBA player to be selected to an All-Star game. Injuries have curtailed his subsequent NBA seasons.