Follow Zion, Ja on their rookie year journeys (1:04)

Barnes: Pelicans have a unique makeup (1:23)

Zion's shares his journey from high school to the NBA (2:28)

Ingram steals Zion's alley for the dunk (0:19)

Lonzo and Zion connect on alley-oop layup from behind half court (0:16)

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6dAndrew Lopez

Zion 'a force' in Pelicans' preseason home opener

Zion Williamson finished with a game-high 26 points in just over 23 minutes while shooting 9-of-12 from the field and draining his only 3-point attempt -- and took on Rudy Gobert -- in the Pelicans' win over the Jazz on Friday night.

Zion talks challenging Gobert, hitting first 3-pointer (1:10)

Zion dazzles with 26 points in Pelicans' win (2:13)

Zion crosses up defender and scores and-1 layup (0:25)

Zion follows his own miss with a slam (0:27)

Zion hits his first triple in the NBA (0:18)

Stephen A. impersonates Max hyping up Zion (1:55)

Stephen A.: Zion's rookie year will mirror Shaq's (1:11)

Jalen: Zion's playing style reminiscent of Shawn Kemp (1:19)

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8dAndrew Lopez

Zion lives at rim, drops 29 on 12-of-13 shooting

Zion Williamson scored a game-high 29 points in 27 minutes during the Pelicans' preseason win over the Bulls on Wednesday.

Zion drops 29 in preseason win over Bulls (1:43)

Zion credits Lonzo, Holiday for helping him adapt to NBA (1:48)

Zion throws down two-handed slam from under basket (0:29)

Zion compared to Kemp, Wilkins by Williams, Rose (1:03)

Young slams driving dunk over Favors (0:29)

Lonzo finds Zion for two-handed alley-oop (0:21)

Hoop Collective: Lowry Extension, Beal's Value, Porzingis

Brian Windhorst, Jackie MacMullan and Tim MacMahon break down Kyle Lowry's contract extension and what it means for Toronto's approach this season. Plus, the crew discusses Bradley Beal's trade value (18:42), if the Warriors will eventually trade D'Angelo Russell (30:22), how Kristaps Porzingis will perform this season (38:50) and more.