Pelicans’ Griffin says Zion “had always been very clear with us” about wanting to stay
Other teams were “monitoring the situation” because there had been plenty of buzz around the league about Zion Williamson wanting out of New Orleans. That never came from Zion himself — he has consistently said he wanted to stay with the Pelicans — but there was a sense some people around the young star wanted to see him in a bigger market.


