新奥尔良鹈鹕队新秀大前锋锡安·威廉姆森已经是NBA最杰出的跳高运动员之一。不过，2019年选秀的第一次总决赛并没有参加本周末在芝加哥举行的2020年全明星周末庆祝活动中的扣篮大赛。
然而，这位19岁的前杜克杰出选手解释了他参加明年的扣篮比赛需要什么。威廉姆森告诉《华盛顿邮报》的本·高利弗，“如果我的团队在一个好的位置，我会加入的。”
“如果我们是联盟中最好的球队，我一定会做到的。但如果没有，我会考虑的。”
-Ben Golliver（@BenGolliver）2020年2月14日
威廉森在11月接受了膝盖手术来修复半月板撕裂，错过了他新秀赛季的头几个月。然而，这位南卡罗来纳州的本地人在1月22日对阵圣安东尼奥马刺的常规赛中首次亮相。他在11次射门中得到22分，4投4中被罚下，并砍下7个篮板和3次助攻。
从那以后，在鹈鹕队的10场硬木比赛中，威廉姆森平均每场27.4分钟得到22.1分、7.5个篮板和2.2次助攻。他投篮命中率为57.6%，3分命中率为36.4%。
威廉姆森在手术缺席数月后突然上场，这让孟菲斯灰熊队一年级控球后卫贾莫兰特本赛季在年度最佳新人投票中的霸主地位受到质疑。莫兰特平均17.6分和7.1次助攻帮助灰熊队在西部决赛中取得了最后一个季后赛种子。
原标题：
Pelicans’ Zion Williamson reveals what will motivate him to join 2021 NBA Dunk Contest
原文：
New Orleans Pelicans rookie power forward Zion Williamson is already one of the NBA’s most distinguished leapers. But the 2019 draft’s first overall selection is not competing in the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest this weekend during the league’s All-Star weekend festivities in Chicago.
However, the 19-year-old former Duke standout explained what would it take for him to compete in next year’s dunk contest. Williamson told the Washington Post’s Ben Golliver, “If my team’s in a good spot, I’ll be in it.”
“If we’re the best team in the league, I’ll do it for sure. But if not, I’ll think about it.”
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 14, 2020
Williamson, who underwent knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in November, missed the first few months of his rookie campaign. However, the South Carolina native made his professional regular season debut on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs. He recorded 22 points on 11 shots, draining 4-for-4 from long range, and chipping in seven rebounds and three assists.
Since then, in just 10 games on the hardwood for the Pelicans, Williamson has averaged 22.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 27.4 minutes per game. He has shot 57.6 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from 3-point range.
Williamson’s burst on the court after missing months due to surgery has called into question Memphis Grizzlies first-year point guard Ja Morant’s hegemony on the Rookie of the Year ballot this season. Morant is averaging 17.6 points and 7.1 assists a contest for the Grizzlies and quite literally leading them to the final playoff seed in the competitive Western Conference.
