Jeff Teague blasts Zion Williamson: You get paid $40M to be in shape

Former NBA guard Jeff Teague ripped Zion Williamson after the Pelicans star’s optimistic presser about his conditioning. “This is probably the dumbest press conference I’ve heard. They gave you a max deal, they believed in you. You didn’t believe in yourself,” Teague said on the Club 520 podcast.

He doubled down on Zion’s struggles: “Now you decide to lock in and do what pros do—take care of themselves. You get paid damn near $40 million a year to be in shape. You could have been like this three years ago.”

Despite averaging 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists, Williamson’s inconsistency and conditioning remain under fire. For Teague, the answer is simple: only by staying healthy and dominating can Zion silence critics.