Pelicans executive reaffirms commitment to Zion Williamson
鵜鶘隊高層重申對Zion Williamson的承諾
The New Orleans Pelicans are standing behind Zion Williamson despite another
injury-plagued season, according to reporting from Keith Smith of Spotrac.
In a statement to Spotrac, a Pelicans front office executive emphasized the
franchise’s belief in the 25-year-old forward, saying, “Zion is still our
guy. If he wasn’t, we could have waived him for like nothing on the books.
We could have reset everything. But we believe in Zion. He wants to make it
work, and so do we. This partnership hasn’t even come close to reaching our
best yet.”
The Pelicans’ confidence in Williamson comes even as his contract includes
unique guarantee triggers tied to games played and weight checkpoints.
Entering the third year of his deal, only 50% of his 2024–25 salary was
guaranteed before becoming fully guaranteed in January.
Future seasons of his contract remain non-guaranteed, though he can unlock
portions of the guarantees by meeting playing time and fitness benchmarks.
The team also retains protections related to his weight and previous foot
injury.
鵜鶘隊持續力挺Zion Williamson 傷病史陰影下仍視為核心
（根據Spotrac記者Keith Smith報導）
儘管Zion Williamson再度因傷病困擾賽季報銷，鵜鶘隊管理層仍公開表達對這位25歲前
鋒的堅定支持。
一位鵜鶘隊高層向Spotrac強調：「Zion依然是我們的球隊核心，如果我們想放棄他，大
可以直接裁掉，幾乎不會產生任何薪資負擔，甚至能徹底清空薪資空間。但我們選擇相信
他，他渴望成功，我們也是。這段合作關係的巔峰還遠未到來。」
鵜鶘隊對Zion的信任，是建立在其合約中特殊的「保障觸發條款」之上的，這些條款直接
與出場數和體重指標掛鉤。進入合約第三年時，他2024–25賽季的薪資僅有50%是保障薪
資，直到1月才轉為全額保障。
未來賽季的薪資仍屬「非保障合約」，但Zion可以通過達成「出場時間」和「體能標準」
等門檻來逐步解鎖保障額度。球隊同時保留了針對其體重與過往足部傷勢的相關保障條款
。
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短評或心得：未來核心普爾+胖虎

核心增胖

老詹換胖虎 然後再給鵜鶘一個狀元 今年要這樣演嗎阿銀

重核穩了

Never gonna give you up

Zion: 好的！ 炸雞再來三筒！