Zion Williamson shuts down trade rumors, making it clear he wants to stay in New Orleans.

New Orleans is home for me.

I know people hear rumors, hear different things, but New Orleans is home for me.

In the off-season, I stay in New Orleans and I just move around the city, just getting to learn more about the culture.

I've made a lot of friends here. New Orleans, I know I'm saying a lot, is really home for me. I want to do what I can to help New Orleans win. If I can win a championship in New Orleans, if it looked like and look at the impact Drew Brees had winning a Super Bowl, you're forever. And who doesn't want to be forever? The most difficult point was when I

missed the third year with a broken foot. And there are a lot of criticism about my weight.

My care for the game. And I was really low because I just wanted to play basketball. Joe?

Yeah. I mean, and we hear this a lot, Joe. We hear a lot of guys. I want to be here. We heard Kyrie say that.

He wanted to stay in Boston.

We hear Yonnes and did we hear rumors and did we hear things? Everybody says the thing what they think the fan base wants to hear at that particular time. Well, that's what they're going to do. Okay, Ocho, what y'all want to do? come out and say, man, I can't wait to get out here.

No, he's not going to say that.

He's going to always say the right things. You know what I mean? But I still love watching Zion play, man. I don't know how good the Pelicans can be. Obviously, they're a young team. They got some young pieces who they depend on a lot on. And I think they're going to really make some changes this summer, whether Zion is a part of that change.

I'm not sure. But I definitely want to see him lead, you know, lead those guys in the right direction, man. Because, man, Uncle Ocho, when I watch him play, he can't be stopped, bro. He cannot be stopped. No, no, no. He's so quick. Who you put on him? Whether they three feet tall to him, two feet short, it don't matter. They can't do nothing with him. So long as he stays focused and continue just to focus on the game, he gonna be all right, man, put all that other stuff to the side. That's been the whole problem all along. Once know, once he got to the NBA, obviously, the focus, you know, focuses on the game, not just the game itself, but obviously yourself within, you know, coming, coming in the camp the right way, you know, keeping your weight down, you know, focusing on basketball so you're able to do what you need to do in season. You put a camera in front of his face. Of course he's going to say all the right things. Of course he's going to say I want to be in New Orleans. He's not going to see anything outside of that because I mean obviously not. You talk about wanting to win in New Orleans. Well you've had three years to do that so far. You've had three years to do it. No he he's back. No, Zion's been there like six years.

My bad. You've had six years. I mean, to be able to do that. If anything, it starts with you. If you're not being the one to be able to lead by example, it's one thing, you know, to say it with words, but the action behind it, they ain't been there. There's been no consistency see on your part.

Absolutely right.

Joe, you and I,

Ocho, you really haven't

been injured but joe and i have been injured and it's hard to keep your damn weight down when you can't

exercise because when you're running up and down that court on a nightly basis or you're playing

football you're doing stuff it's easy to keep your weight down but now all a sudden, you're eating the same as if you were running up and down that

court.

But you're not.

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