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Zion Williamson explains why he’s such a good playmaker this year | NBA Countdown

Maria Taylor catches up with New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson for an interview, talking about:

0:00 Dealing with expectations
1:09 Turning into a playmaker this season
1:38 Learning from Brandon Ingram
2:00 Playing with Steven Adams
2:34 The kind of Black man he wants to be

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36 Comments

36 Comments

  1. yaboy _matt

    February 13, 2021 at 1:14 am

    zions improving in all the areas people are critiquing him on and it’s only his second season. he’s definitely gonna fulfill his potential

  2. Michael Jordan

    February 13, 2021 at 1:14 am

    Zeeeiioooonnn

    • B4UShout

      February 13, 2021 at 1:20 am

      Miss once + LeBron sadly is better than u + I love that you are satirical

    • Wyeth Purkiss

      February 13, 2021 at 1:32 am

      @B4UShout. 🧢 🧢

  3. trebledc

    February 13, 2021 at 1:18 am

    As long their or his defense does not improve it just entertaining nota competition

  4. Tiger Woods

    February 13, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Keep working Zion

  5. Austin Fogarty

    February 13, 2021 at 1:28 am

    there is zero dought in my mind that zion will develope his jump shot and will soon be a superstar averaging upwards of 26 to 27 ppg by the end of his third year in the nba. FUTURE MVP

    • Flyhighphilly

      February 13, 2021 at 3:20 am

      Dude is gonna average 30 easy he’s the most dominant player at his age in the paint I have seen since Shaq and he’s 6ft7 smh

    • ben1ben2ben1

      February 13, 2021 at 3:57 am

      Honestly, he will probably be close to 26ppg at the end of this season. His roll is growing. He had a really slow start, but his PPG is going up fast. He is already at 24.4

    • Austin Fogarty

      February 13, 2021 at 7:28 pm

      @ben1ben2ben1 true and his defense is getting better every game as well

    • ben1ben2ben1

      February 13, 2021 at 9:37 pm

      @Austin Fogarty As is his conditioning. Looking faster every game and rarely looks tired anymore

    • Richard Jones

      February 15, 2021 at 6:47 pm

      I’d say 2 more years most players develop a good jumper within 3/5 years in the league can’t wait to see lamelos jumpshot in 3/5 years

  6. FreshPrinceShaun

    February 13, 2021 at 1:37 am

    Zion could always pass, just that the nba has more spacing and he can actually operate

  7. Ricky Fontaine

    February 13, 2021 at 1:59 am

    My guys getting better at these interviews🎯😎

  8. Christopher Davis

    February 13, 2021 at 2:19 am

    zion looks like a stone henge

    • TheHeavenman88

      February 13, 2021 at 3:18 am

      Lol YOU actually look more like stone henge than Zion ever will 😂😂

  9. That Guy Over There

    February 13, 2021 at 2:28 am

    Overhyped

    • Benjamin Jones

      February 13, 2021 at 3:23 am

      Underhyped… get outta here with that weak comment lol 😂

    • Aidan Thomas

      February 13, 2021 at 3:40 am

      No

  10. Alkebulan Is Home

    February 13, 2021 at 2:55 am

    Bro is balling dude is special I don’t know how he does it in the paint

  11. Ben Dover

    February 13, 2021 at 5:11 am

    I’m pretty sure we all know a way B.I is always calm 😂🍁

    • efua

      February 13, 2021 at 7:59 am

      That joke is not funny

  12. Adrian Lazaro

    February 13, 2021 at 9:40 am

    Wood socialMEDIA

  13. Kalenjin Gamer

    February 13, 2021 at 9:59 am

    Maria Taylor is so beautiful ..

  14. Yuga Kん。

    February 13, 2021 at 10:19 am

    2:17
    Zion: I’ve never seen any one box out 3-4 poeple at one time
    Fans: 👀 Zion almost every game

  15. brad56t darius03

    February 13, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    Many people who have followed him since high school have tended to focus on the athleticism and dunks, but those of us who have CLOSELY followed him knew he had a handle, could pass…did we not see him make some outstanding transition passes in college…, could be effective inside and mid-range, and had a jump shot, which , for many pros , needs developing. I am MOST impressed with Williamson’s going about his business his own way. Passionate “casuals”…whatever that means,…,don’t recognize the difference from last season to this one, even though it’s obvious, because they’re blinded by their own expectations of him. He’s in much better shape and performing much better. And, will get better. It’s fun watching it unfold. Many experts underestimated him prior to his Freshman year at Duke, with both Sports Illustrated and Basketball Times saying he’d be a great sixth man, to compliment Barrett, Reddish, and Jones. We now know what happened as that season went along;if folks had watched the Canada Tour prior to that season, they’d have seen it for themselves.
    Those who insist on weighing in about what Williamson needs to do, or, what THEY need for him to do, need to reign in their expectations, and get some patience.

  16. Rodrigo Soares

    February 13, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    Why does ESPN avoid talking about the best team in the NBA today????? Where are the Jazz, ESPN???????????????????????????????????????

  17. derrick

    February 15, 2021 at 2:35 am

    dude has gotta get a better razor

  18. Aaron Miranda

    February 15, 2021 at 6:36 am

    He isn’t even averaging 3 assists a game and y’all calling him a playmaker

    • There can be only one

      February 15, 2021 at 6:57 pm

      Playmaking is not only getting assist’s. When you understand that.

    • Aaron Miranda

      February 15, 2021 at 7:05 pm

      @There can be only one I know that but when you think of playmaker you think of 2 things. Getting assists and making your teammates better through passing. Zion doesn’t really do either of them. If he did make his teammates better through his passing they would be a playoff team right now but obviously they aren’t

    • justintimeplaya4

      February 16, 2021 at 5:06 pm

      They barely let zion take the ball up the court wym?

    • Aaron Miranda

      February 16, 2021 at 9:48 pm

      @justintimeplaya4 he doesn’t have to take the ball up the court to playmake. All that person does is make the first pass but most of the times the first pass doesn’t lead to the shot. He just needs to pass more when he gets the ball and make good passes leading to shots to become a playmaker and get assists and make his teammates better with those high percentage shots like an open corner three or uncontested layup

  19. Richard Jones

    February 15, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    He’s not a good playmaker tho??LOL since when did Zion become one they need to lonzo the ball and let him run the team like lamelo they wasting his talent by playing him an off ball guard

  20. Richard Jones

    February 15, 2021 at 6:49 pm

    Think the pels should do a straight swap with Charlotte Graham for lonzo so needs to be playing with lamelo he will shine

  21. Devon Perry

    February 16, 2021 at 12:14 pm

    When kicking the ball out? Lol they find a stat for everything

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