While losing out on the inaugural NBA Cup stung for the Pelicans, it seems as though they have become one of the big winners of the tournament in retrospect. The unceremonious way with which they exited the tournament reportedly ignited an inextinguishable flame in Zion Williamson, as evidenced by his reported loss of 25 pounds since December 7. “I’ve got people in New Orleans telling me that since December, when the In-Season Tournament happened, that Zion Williamson has lost 25 or more pounds and his performance has been excellent,” Brian Windhorst of ESPN said on Monday’s episode of The Hoop Collective, via NBA Central on Twitter (X). Source: Clutch Points