3. Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans (2019)
NBA career stats: 24 points, 7 rebounds, 59%FG
Perhaps it might be a bit unfair to have to rank a rookie amongst other already proven stars, but here we are. Zion Williamson is off to a tremendous start to his young NBA career and is expected to only get better with every passing season. So, for Zion, this could be viewed as a floor – which is crazy.
Zion missed the first half of the season and has only played 19 games so far in the NBA, but he’s been extremely efficient and impressive thus far. He’s dominant, strong, and has already provided the New Orleans Pelicans with some late-game heroics.
It’s a shame that his rookie season will be headlined by injury (at first) and then a global pandemic to end it. Nevertheless, the future is bright for the Pelicans and Zion. To think that he’s just getting started is a scary idea for many teams around the league. He’s every bit the player that we all projected him to be and he’s a superstar in the making.