New Orleans Pelicans · F
Spartanburg-raised phenom who went from viral dunk tapes to Duke to the No. 1 pick in 2019, a two-time All-Star whose weight, diet and rotating personal chefs have been a running New Orleans storyline. The city's first look at him was a pre-draft dinner at Commander's Palace with Gayle Benson, where ESPN reported a 'mountain of chicken fingers' and Zion insisted it was fried shrimp. His draft-night pizza party at New York's 800 Degrees (since closed) and Popeyes' 'Wingspan Box' tribute are history, and no favorite New Orleans restaurant of his is on the record.