The New Orleans Pelicans is not going to contemplate releasing Zion Williamson earlier than the July fifteenth deadline when his contract for 25-26 turns into assured. Whereas Williamson is on observe to succeed in the load benchmarks in his contract, he is not going to play in not less than 61 video games to mechanically assure his contract.
Williamson has probably the most distinctive contracts that protects the Pelicans towards him being unavailable.
The Pelicans don’t imagine eliminating Williamson’s contract and lowering payroll could be a sensible path to enhancing the roster. If the Pelicans and Williamson determine to half methods, they might as an alternative commerce him to transform his wage slot into a top quality participant or two, or maybe draft capital.Â
