Williamson finished with 28 points and seven rebounds as the Pelicans defeated the Warriors 115-101 on the road on Sunday night.
, however, the first overall pick of the 2019 draft has wasted no time in making his presence felt. Williamson has played 12 games so far, averaging 22.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in just 28.1 minutes per game.
Selected with the fifth overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft, Barkley made the NBA All-Rookie First Team in his debut season in the league after averaging 14 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 28.6 minutes on the court. "In the NBA, almost everybody out there is an incredible athlete and Zion stands above the crowd, literally and figuratively," Kerr continued.
The rookie finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes, marking his eighth consecutive game with 20 or more points, the longest stretch by any rookie in the NBA this season.
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