Beijing time, July 16, according to the latest report by sports reporter Shamit Dua, Zion Williamson is still under contract with the Pelicans, and his salary for the 2025-26 season will automatically be fully guaranteed, which is exactly what the Pelicans plan, no doubt.
Shamit Dua said: "If the Pelicans choose to cut Williamson today, they only need to pay him a guaranteed salary of $7,889,218 (total salary of $39,446,090) this season, and can completely clear his contract burden for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 seasons. However, there is no indication that the Pelicans have seriously considered this approach."
Williamson's contract has a year-by-year "guarantee" mechanism. As long as certain conditions are met each season, the guaranteed proportion of his contract in the next year will gradually increase. The details are as follows: if he plays at least 41 games, 40% of his salary for the 2026/27 season will be guaranteed; if he plays 51 games, another 20% will be guaranteed (60% cumulatively); if he plays 61 games, another 20% will be guaranteed (80% cumulatively); the last 20% guarantee depends on whether his weight meets the standard.
In the past season, Williamson only met the weight requirement, so only 20% of his $39.44 million salary was guaranteed. It is worth noting that July 15 (local time) is the annual "decision day" of Williamson's contract (determining whether it is fully guaranteed). Therefore, it is not until today that we know whether his contract will be fully guaranteed.
If he cannot "automatically" guarantee his contract for the 2026/27 season through appearances and weight indicators in the 2025/26 season, he must still maintain a contractual relationship with the Pelicans before July 15, 2026 to ensure that his $42.1665 million salary for the 2026/27 season is fully credited.
Williamson has been plagued by injuries since entering the NBA, but in the 2023/24 season, he set a career-high record of 70 games. In the 2024/25 season, he played only 30 games due to hamstring and back injuries. This is the fourth time in his six seasons that he has played less than 30 games in a single season. However, as always, Williamson is still very dominant when healthy, averaging 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and playing time is 28.6 minutes.
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