Zion Williamson Fantasy Team Names ft Pelicans

Zion Williamson Fantasy Basketball names are:

• The Zion King
• The Tank
• Zion Kingdom
• Zion Roar
• Zion Dunks
• Zion Dunk Squad
• The Zion Zone
• Zion Alley-Oop Squad
• Zion Poster Posse
• Zion Slam Squad
• Mount Zion
• Zion Block Party
• Zion Rebound Crew
• Zion Assist Gang
• Zion Fantasy League Dominators
• Zion Bayou Bashers
• The Big Easy Bouncers
• The Pelican Posse
• Zion Smoothie Kings
• The New Orleans Nightmare
• Zion French Fry Feast
• Zion Gumbo Grabbers
• Zion Jambalaya Jumpers
• Zion Beignet Bombers
• The Zion-A-Thon
• Zion Zionacle
• The Zion-Tsunami
• Zion Zion-O-Mania
• Iron Lion Zion Williamson
• Like a Lion in Zion
• The Po Boy Posterizer
• Jumbo Gumbo
• Party Gras

Zion Williamson joined Spartanburg Day School where he was a team member of the Griffins. He competed at South Carolina Hornets AAU team along with Ja Morant. He also led the school to the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) state championship.

During his second year in high school, he was named SCISA Region I-2A Player of the Year for his impressive 28.3 points and 10.4 rebounds.

Later in 2016, he joined the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Top 100 camp and accomplished as a lead scorer. In the same year in August, he was the winner of the Under Armour Elite 24 showcase dunk contest in New York City.  

During his junior year, he was picked as a top 50 player on the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award watch list. His team also won the victory over Gray Collegiate Academy at the Chick-fil-A Classic in December 2016.

Williamson won Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the Farm Bureau Insurance Classic. His frame got boosted when Drake wore his jersey in an Instagram post.

Williamson played in the 2018 McDonald's All-American Game. He was also named to the USA Today All-USA first team and MaxPreps All-American second team.

Williamson received offers from 16 NCAA Division I programs, including Clemson, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. At the end of his senior season, he was ranked the number one player in the 2018 class by recruiting service 247Sports.

During an ESPN telecast in 2018, Williamson made his commitment to Duke University.

Williamson played in a pre-season game for Duke in August 2018. He was able to score 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks during his first regular season game on November 2018.

Zion was named Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). 

He was awarded with ACC Freshman of the Week for the second time after his win over Clemson on January 5, 2019. On January 21, he was accoladed with ACC Freshman of the Week for the third time.

He also set a new Duke freshman record with nine 25-point games in the season. He was named ACC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time. He also earned the National Player of the Week distinction from the Naismith Trophy.

After his stepfather dismissed the ongoing rumor about his second year at Duke, Williamson declared for the NBA draft. On the 20th of June 2019, he was the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Zion Williamson fantasy stats in the 2022-2023 season are 1,171 points. Zion highest fantasy points were in the 2020 season which was 2,469.

According to CBSsport, his fantasy outlook with its respected year is provided in the table below:

He scored 20 points in four consecutive games and tied the longest streak in the Pelicans franchise history. He also became the first teenager in NBA history to score at least 20 points in 10 consecutive games.

In the end season of 2020, he completed his rookie season averaging 22.5 points, 2.1 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game which ranked him first among all rookies in points per game.

In February 2021 he scored a career-high 36 points with the final scoreboard of 143 - 130 defeat against the Dallas Mavericks. He became the youngest in NBA history with 30 points and was later selected to play in his first NBA All-Star Game.

During the off-season, he suffered a Jones fracture in his right foot. He was expected to be ready to return by the start of the season but he missed the entire 2021-2022 season.

After his return, he formed a five-year rookie extension contract with the New Orleans Pelicans worth $193 million guaranteed on October 4, 2022.

In December of 2023, he was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 8 which gained him his first NBA Player of the Week award. He missed the remainder of the regular season and the Pelicans' appearance in their play-in game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

New Orleans Pelicans fantasy names are listed below:

• Big Easy Ballers
• Pelicans in Paradise
• The Bourbon Street Ballers
• Mardi Gras Madness
• The New Orleans Alley-Oops
• Bayou Boyz
• Who Dat Champs?
• The Mardi Gras Dunkaroos
• The Bird Gang
• Zion's Army
• The Pelican Fly
• CJ's Crew
• The NOLA Rim Rattlers
• BI's Bunch
• The Bayou Bombers
• JV's Squad
• The Pels Nest
• The Smoove Kings
• The Big Easy Dynasty
• Zion's Court
• The Pelican Briefs
• The Big Easy Dunkers
• The Crescent City Swishers

The fantasy names are created in such a way that they portray New Orleans or Pelican-related terms in a clever or punny way.

The New Orleans Pelicans was founded in 2002 in the Southwest by George Shinn. They were previously founded as New Orleans Hornets/ New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets but later rebranded in 2013.

In their early season, the Pelicans struggled even to make it in the playoffs for their first 10 seasons. But after they won the NBA draft lottery in 2012 and selected Anthony Davis it led to their first playoff appearance in 2015.

The franchise continued to improve itself in the following years by reaching the Western Conference Semifinals in 2018. Currently, the Pelicans selected Zion Williamson who has been a great asset for their team.

Some of the notable players to join the New Orleans Pelicans are:

• Anthony Davis
• Zion Williamson
• Chris Paul
• DeMarcus Cousins
• Jrue Holiday
• CJ McCollum
• Brandon Ingram
• Jonas Valanciunas
• Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Brandon Ingram has the fantasy point of 1,785 in the 2022 season. Brandon has accumulated a total of his total 12,969 fantasy points since 2016.

His fantasy points are listed in the table below:

He was a 2012 NCHSAA 2-A boys basketball state championship in Reynolds Coliseum during his high school.

The six-foot-eight-inch player was ranked the No. 3 overall recruit by ESPN and Scout. And was no. 4 overall by Rivals. He was rated a five-star recruit and best high school prospects of the class of 2015.

Ingram was a pupil of Duke University where he was listed for the Naismith College Player of the Year award in 2015.

The 26-year-old player got drafted into the NBA in 2016 in the 1st round by the Los Angeles Lakers. He made a name for himself during the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2017.

He also participated in the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend for Team USA.

In July 2019, he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans where he made his career-highest 40 points. Brandon is presently associated with the Pelicans.