The more Zion Williamson plays, the bigger his next paycheck will be…
Unbelievable but true: Zion Williamson he hasn’t missed a game since Dec. 11, giving him a 31-game hitting streak that’s still ongoing. Simply, the longest of its kind NBA career !
In that period, he averaged 21.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists (in 29 minutes), which is proof that he is a wing center. Pelicans returned to form in 2025/26.
This certainly doesn’t help his team move up in the standings, while Zion Williamson has yet to play a single playoff game, but at least it allows him to line his pockets. Indeed, as provided in his extension signed in 2022his wages only become guaranteed if he plays enough games each season.
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From 2023his final three years also became non-guaranteed and, after he kept by its leaders last summer, the two-time All-Star had to play to avoid being hit with an early release (before July 15).
As Zion Williamson reached the 41-game mark in 2025/26 for just the third time in his career (in seven seasons), he has already guaranteed himself 16.9 of the $42.2 million he should receive in 2026/27.
If he plays 51, he will guarantee himself an additional $8.4 million, and if he plays 61, it will also guarantee him $8.4 million. The remaining $8.4 million will depend on its weight, with various weigh-in checks to be confirmed.
Clearly, Zion Williamson has every interest in playing at the end of the season to make his contract situation less uncertain. Adam Silver isn’t the one to complain about that…
| Zion Williamson | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | NO | 24 | 27:50 | 58.3 | 42.9 | 64.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| 2020-21 | NO | 61 | 33:13 | 61.1 | 29.4 | 69.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 27.0 |
| 2022-23 | NO | 29 | 32:58 | 60.8 | 36.8 | 71.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 26.0 |
| 2023-24 | NO | 70 | 31:32 | 57.0 | 33.3 | 70.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 22.9 |
| 2024-25 | NO | 30 | 28:34 | 56.7 | 23.1 | 65.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 24.6 |
| 2025-26 | NO | 41 | 29:42 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 71.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 21.9 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-21 10:39:00
