NBA teams ‘are monitoring Zion Williamson’s Pelicans future closely’ amid off-season porn star drama

Zion Williamson recently announced he and his girlfriend were expecting a child, and it’s possible that there’s another big life change coming this summer for the former No. 1 overall pick.

The Pelicans, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, want to draft Scoot Henderson but are poorly positioned to do so at the minute with the 14th pick. Henderson is supposed to go no later than No. 3 overall.

That means what once would’ve seemed unthinkable – making Williamson available – could be on the table in order to get Henderson. 

‘I’m told [The Pelicans] are going after Scoot Henderson… Do the Pelicans look hard internally of moving Zion Williamson?,’ Charania asked on FanDuel TV’s ‘Run it Back.’

A two-time All-Star already with a career average of 25.8 points per game, Williamson has absolutely shown why the Pelicans – and the rest of the league – viewed him as a generational talent coming out of Duke in 2019.

Zion Williamson has frequently been injured since being selected No. 1 overall by the Pelicans

Zion Williamson has become the talk of Twitter and the NBA world since the pregnancy  and the subsequent allegations put forward by porn star Moriah Mills 

But the bruising forward has hardly been able to stay on the court, as he played just 29 games last season, missed the entire 2021-22 year and has surpassed the 60-game mark just once in his four years as a pro thus far.

Williamson’s offseason has gotten off to a rough start in his personal life as well, as he was called out by porn star Moriah Mills online after announcing he and his girlfriend Ahkeema were expecting a daughter.

Mills went on a Twitter tirade after the news became public, claiming saying she had slept with the Pelicans star the week prior and saying he ‘better pray’ she was not pregnant.

The adult performer also released alleged texts between the pair later on.

Amid the drama involving Williamson, his eponymous foundation donated $250,000 to students enrolled at Jefferson Parish Schools in the outskirts of New Orleans, Louisiana, as part of their Summer Bridge program, according to ESPN .

Williamson and his stepfather, Anderson Lee, visited the school to recognize the donation, and Lee gave an unexpected speech at the event.

‘I wanna say this,’ Lee said in front of a crowd at Jefferson Parish. ‘And I wanna be politically correct when I say it. That’s my son and I love him.

NBA star Zion Williamson donated $250k to Jefferson Parish schools in New Orleans, Louisiana

Porn star Moriah Mills has tweeted incessantly about the saga since it began last week

‘Believe half of what you see and nothing you hear. That’s all I want to say,’ he added. ‘I stand by my son one hundred percent. I wasn’t always where I am today.’

While there’ve been no public indications that the Pelicans are upset with Williamson over the situation, the 22-year-old could nonetheless find himself on the trade block in the coming weeks.

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst corroborated what Charania reported, saying the Pelicans have had ‘cursory discussions’ about moving up for Henderson, who starred for G League Ignite last year. 

‘There haven’t been any offers made necessarily yet, but it makes you really not take too far of a leap to wonder… and the league is certainly wondering if the Pelicans are going to make for the first time truly Zion Williamson available ahead of next week’s draft,’ he said on ‘Get Up.’

The NBA Draft is on June 22 in New York.