Zion has played well of late, averaging 27.1 points a game on 61.8% shooting with 6.7 rebounds a night in his last 10 games.

ESPN's Michael Wright reported Sunday that the forward currently weighs 264 pounds, which is the lightest he has been since the Pelicans drafted him in 2019. He started off the season at 284 pounds, so through his rehab and return to the court this season, he has dropped 20 pounds since training camp.

Although he missed some significant time toward the end of last year while dealing with a hamstring injury, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is currently well under the weight at which the team drafted him in 2019,