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Est. Return 11/12/2025
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22.8
REB
6.8
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4.6
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2.0
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0.2
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Last year was another injury-riddled campaign for Williamson, who appeared in just 30 games - the fourth time in his six-year career that he's played 30 or fewer games. For context, he's played fewer total minutes in his career than Paolo Banchero. Despite that, Williamson arguably played at the highest level of his career when available, setting per-36-minute career highs nearly across the board. However, he actually saw just 28.6 minutes per game due to injury management and the Pelicans' overall struggles - posting 24.6 points on 56.7 field-goal percentage, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks. New Orleans will look a bit different this season, namely due to trading CJ McCollum for Jordan Poole. Dejounte Murray is still recovering from an Achilles tear as well. The team probably can't perform much worse than the 21 wins they accrued last season, but it's probably not wise to expect a major leap in a loaded Western Conference. Some of that will also depend on Williamson's health. All in all, there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of Williamson's fantasy value for the upcoming season. He showed growth, but can he be trusted to play 50 games? He's routinely been drafted in the 30-40 range depending on format, but don't be surprised if he starts to slip into the 50 range in 2025-26 fantasy drafts. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a five-year, $197.23 million contract extension with the Pelicans in July of 2022. 
Expected to miss at least one week
The Pelicans announced Tuesday that Williamson will miss at least one week due to a strained left hamstring.
ANALYSIS
The timeline likely puts Williamson out of action for at least New Orleans' next four games. Realistically, the star forward is in position to potentially be re-evaluated at some point prior to the Nov. 12 matchup against Portland. The Pelicans will likely turn to a combination of Herbert Jones and Saddiq Bey to fill out Williamson's minutes for the next week or so.
The timeline likely puts Williamson out of action for at least New Orleans' next four games. Realistically, the star forward is in position to potentially be re-evaluated at some point prior to the Nov. 12 matchup against Portland. The Pelicans will likely turn to a combination of Herbert Jones and Saddiq Bey to fill out Williamson's minutes for the next week or so.
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How does Zion Williamson compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
55.3%
Effective Field Goal %
48.7%
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.0%
Free Throw Rate
73.1%
Offensive Rebound %
10.2%
Defensive Rebound %
14.1%
Total Rebound %
11.9%
Assist %
27.4%
Steal %
2.7%
Block %
0.7%
Turnover %
11.7%
Usage %
32.3%
Fantasy Points Per Game
41.1
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.3
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Williamson appeared in a career-high 70 games in 2023-24, but he suffered yet another hamstring strain during the Pelicans' Play-In Tournament loss to the Lakers and was sidelined for the rest of the postseason - New Orleans was swept by Oklahoma City in the first round. In those 70 regular-season appearances, Williamson averaged 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks with 57/33/70 shooting splits. Even with a relatively healthy regular season, Williamson finished 67th in eight-category leagues. He certainly has more value in points leagues, but the 2019 No. 1 overall pick's poor work from three-point range and at the charity stripe, plus his injury history, makes him a liability in category leagues. The Pelicans finally added a true point guard in Dejounte Murray this offseason, which should increase everyone's offensive efficiency, but Murray could also take away some of Williamson's usage. Williamson may also be asked to play more center in 2024-25 given the departure of Jonas Valanciunas. A boost in efficiency and a couple more rebounds per game could give Williamson early-round value, but he's a safer pick in the middle rounds of drafts.
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Iffy for Tuesday
Williamson is questionable for Tuesday's game against Charlotte with left hamstring soreness.
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Just misses double-double Sunday
Williamson closed with 20 points (7-14 FG, 6-12 FT), nine rebounds, six assists and one steal in 28 minutes during Sunday's 137-106 loss to the Thunder.
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Slams home season-high 29
Williamson produced 29 points (9-17 FG, 11-13 FT), six rebounds and three assists over 33 minutes during Friday's 126-124 loss to the Clippers.
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Struggles in return
Williamson ended Wednesday's 122-88 loss to Denver with 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 FT), two assists, one block and one steal across 26 minutes.
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Will play vs. Denver
Williamson (foot) has been cleared to play in Wednesday's game against the Nuggets.
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Not concerned about injury
Williamson, who's dealing with a left foot injury, is not concerned about the potential long-term implications of the injury, according to Rod Walker of NOLA.com. "Right now we're in a day-to-day thing," he said. "But nothing major. Nothing that is going to keep me out for a long time. Just day to day."
ANALYSIS
Williamson was injured during Friday's game against the Spurs after landing on Victor Wembanyama's foot following a dunk, and the injury prevented him from playing against the Celtics on Monday. The star forward will aim to return to the court as quickly as possible, as he's expected to operate as the Pelicans' go-to option on offense when healthy. He's averaging 27.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game in his first two outings of the 2025-26 campaign.
Williamson was injured during Friday's game against the Spurs after landing on Victor Wembanyama's foot following a dunk, and the injury prevented him from playing against the Celtics on Monday. The star forward will aim to return to the court as quickly as possible, as he's expected to operate as the Pelicans' go-to option on offense when healthy. He's averaging 27.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game in his first two outings of the 2025-26 campaign.