New Orleans will not incur a cap hit on the Christian Wood $1.6M salary. Wood had $822K that would have been guaranteed if he was not waived by the first day of the regular season. Because Wood signed (originally in Milwaukee) a veteran minimum contract, the forward/center can be claimed by any team. The roster now has 13 guaranteed contracts and 2 partial/non-guaranteed players (Kenrich Williams and Jahlil Okafor).
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Zion Williamson, who suffered a bruised left knee Friday as a result of a knee-to-knee hit in his summer league debut, has been shut down by the Pelicans.
Zion Williamson played for a sellout crowd in Las Vegas in his first summer league game, but he sat out the second half because of a knee-to-knee hit.
Zion Williamson's day included a chat with AD, an energetic crowd that included LeBron, a sore knee and a game cut short by an earthquake.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit in Southern California on Friday night and was felt all the way in Las Vegas, forcing the suspension of a summer league game between the Pelicans and Knicks.
What did the top-three picks show us in their summer league matchup?
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | L1 |
| San Antonio | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5 | W3 |
| Memphis | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 | L1 |
| Dallas | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 | L1 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(1) | Zion Williamson | PF | Duke |
| 1(8) | Jaxson Hayes | C | Texas |
| 1(17) | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | SG | Virginia Tech |
| 2(5) | Marcos Louzada Silva | SF |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 34 | .585 |
| 2016-17 | 34 | 48 | .415 |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 52 | .366 |
| 2014-15 | 45 | 37 | .549 |
