Two of the New Orleans Pelicans team’s most adored players are Zion Williamson and Jose Alvarado. While Zion draws in spectators with his impressive dunks, Jose consistently brings a high level of passion to the game. Fans can always count on top-notch entertainment anytime this NOLA pair takes the stage.
Williamson is sharing the locker room with GTA for the first time this season after missing the entire previous campaign. Yet, the two did compete against one another once throughout their professional careers.
Jose Alvarado narrates an incident from a Duke-Georgia Tech clash
The 6-footer recently participated in JJ Redick’s podcast. The 2023 Rising Stars Game MVP revealed recounted a funny story from a Duke-Georgia Tech matchup from four years ago. Alvarado claimed that he believed he had a free layup. Zanos, much to his amazement, suddenly appeared and whacked the ball with both of his hands.
He attended Duke when I attended Georgia Tech in college. When I ran back door and believed I had a free layup, he was protecting me. The next thing I knew, he jumped and blocked it with two hands. Alvardo said, “I suppose his face is at the rim.”
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Eventually, Jose playfully confessed to detesting the then-Blue Devil superstar.
“I wasn’t a big fan after that. I worry that Ah Z won’t make the league. Then, little did you know, I was on his team. He is among the very best. He has a lot of my support.
Pelicans' Zion Williamson remains adamant that Dallas is the NBA's best road city:
"Come on now. You know the answer to this. You seen the video? Don't do that. … Dallas, baby. Dallas. Dallas is the best road city. What, what are we talking about? I would say Dallas, New… https://t.co/u25BEdr71z pic.twitter.com/WkaOAmEQEn
— Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) February 19, 2023
Zion and Gta’s Stats from This Season
Before the star player, who weighed 284 pounds, suffered a hamstring injury, the New Orleans Pelicans were having a fantastic season. With a 30-29 record right now, they are ranked seventh in the West.
In contrast to the two-time All-26 Star’s points, 7 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game average, the second-year guard has been scoring 9.1/2.4/3.1 points per game.
