re: If Zion gets fat he loses gtd. money, must weigh in during season

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Zion literally chose to sign a 5 year contract with no player option, injury protection clauses, and weight clauses.

To me, and to us as a fanbase, that should illustrate how much he wants to play in New Orleans and with the Pelicans.

Because he could’ve just as easily said F that, to 1 out of those 3 contract aspects or even all 3 and demanded a trade. And we probably would’ve shipped him off to Brooklyn for KD.

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I actually think that the weight clause is a "Cortez burning his ships" moment for Zion, and that Zion probably was ultimately happy that this clause was in the contract.

Zion wants to be MVP. He wants to lead the Pelicans to a title. But to do those things, he needs to be in perfect physical condition. Getting in what Stan Van Gundy euphemistically called "point guard shape" isn't easy for Zion. Now, when he reaches for that bag of Doritos, he has the added awareness that those Doritos could cost him millions of dollars. The weight clause in the contract just adds to his motivation to be truly great; it helps him become the best that he can be.