{"id":531958,"date":"2026-01-12T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/531958\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:07:13","slug":"pelicans-make-decision-on-trading-zion-williamson-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/531958\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans make decision on trading Zion Williamson this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/new-orleans-pelicans\/news\/pelicans-make-decision-trading-zion-williamson\/5d3d4dae15a269b2e8d9cf8e?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pelicans make decision on trading Zion Williamson this season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pelicans make decision on trading Zion Williamson this season<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zion Williamson hasn\u2019t made a convincing case to remain with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/new-orleans-pelicans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Orleans Pelicans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> past the Feb. 5 trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>While the former No. 1 overall pick has had plenty of bright moments with the Pelicans, his tenure has been wildly disappointing thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Availability truly is the best ability, and unfortunately for Williamson, injuries (he\u2019s played in 60 or more regular-season games just twice since the start of the 2019-20 campaign) have played a significant role in his underwhelming start to his NBA career.<\/p>\n<p>According to an NBA insider, the Pelicans have made their decision on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/2009711895524303194\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:whether or not;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">whether or not <\/a>to part ways with Williamson this season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources: New Orleans Pelicans are disappointing the market in informing teams that Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, Derik Queen, and Jeremiah Fears will remain with the organization past Feb. 5 trade deadline,\u201d Chris Haynes reported Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say New Orleans values Williamson enough to keep him on its roster for the rest of the 2025-26 season. Either that, or the organization doesn\u2019t believe the 25-year-old will generate enough trade interest in the next few weeks to place him on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Williamson will get another opportunity to prove he\u2019s an asset worth building around for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Williamson, who\u2019s averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists with the Pelicans this year and missed over 15 games due to injuries, must improve his health moving forward to reach his full potential.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA:\u00a0Knicks predicted to trade for $175 million former Lakers superstar, NBA champion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pelicans make decision on trading Zion Williamson this season originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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