The Pelicans have repeatedly stressed to Zion that his diet and conditioning need to improve. Zion, multiple team sources have told, "doesn't listen"

[FaTaL]

I said when he got drafted: much of Zion's success would be based on how well he could stay in shape. And there's no city in America harder to stay in shape than New Orleans, Louisiana.

That’s an excuse, he would have access to any fatty foods wherever he landed.

 

[-DMP-]

Let me have the opportunity to be a generational talent and make millions. I’d be even more disciplined than I am now

 

[The_Sheff]

Let me have the opportunity to be a generational talent and make millions. I’d be even more disciplined than I am now

That’s the problem, if your motivation to stay in shape is to make millions of dollars, then once you get the money the motivation is GONE!

 

[phillycavsfan]

That’s an excuse, he would have access to any fatty foods wherever he landed.

NOLA is different. All of the great food down there is bad for you. If you're an athlete you gotta hire a personal chef from jump.

 

[NoMorePie]

 

[cap10slapahoe]

LA during crawfish season

 

[FaTaL]

NOLA is different. All of the great food down there is bad for you. If you're an athlete you gotta hire a personal chef from jump.

self discipline ya'll

would jerry rice of been a fat pig if he played for the saints?

c'mon

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

It's over. At this point, his peak will be a second team career rejuvenation arc with another team where he's the #2 to a true #1. Duke Zion ain't ever coming back.

Which is a shame bc he was more slender and an absolute monster at Duke. Maybe the greatest freshman of all time at Duke and that is saying A LOT

 

[Justise M]

his trying to eat his way out of NO

 

[thaKEAF]

keep getting them checks

 

[MushroomX]

Yeah it's over, SAS disgusted now, "I saw a Belly! A... BELLY!"

 

[GoldenGlove]

Yeah it's over, SAS disgusted now, "I saw a Belly! A... BELLY!"

 

[Dem313wayz]

Yeah it's over, SAS disgusted now, "I saw a Belly! A... BELLY!"

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

He’s averaging 22 and 6 on good efficiency offensively but he could be so much more. He’s primarily concerned about eating good and fukking big booty hoes and is OK with just being a ‘good’ player.

The internal motivation and drive is hard to measure. Scouts can check physical ability, shooting, basketball IQ etc., but how someone behaves AFTER they become multi-millionaires is hard to predict.

Of course...Zion has always had weight issues. Those kinds of guys (Barkley, Shaq etc) always struggle with weight.