Listen, I sat down to write this blog with the objective of finding any and all statistics against Zion to give OKC fans some hope. We’ve lost two straight and the people are acting like we just traded away our franchise point guard… hypothetically speaking, of course.

I went deep into Zion’s splits statistics. How does he perform on a Thursday? What about when he’s had one day of rest? How does he shoot when guarded by a defender not born in the US? All of these statistics came out remarkably positive for Zion. He’s just so damn good.

We released a preview podcast yesterday with Pelicans color commentator and recurring guest Antonio Daniels which you can find here. When asked who will guard Zion in tonight’s matchup with the Thunder, and what was his answer? Basically, you can’t. But because it would be very bold to not put anyone on Zion, Steven Adams is the best option. Adams is far too slow, but someone like SGA is far too small. It’s terrifying. Thus, I’m terrified.

We haven’t even discussed skinny-wannabe-Paul-George-turned-All-Star Brandon Ingram, who basically already won Most Improved Player. The dude is averaging 25 PPG on 47/40/87 splits, grabbing 6.4 rebounds, and dishing 4.2 assists. He’s become Siakam with more range and that, too, is terrifying. Then there’s Jrue, Lonzo, and crybaby Jaxson Hayes. Combined, there’s lot to deal with here.

That said, Pelicans are -3.5 tonight. I’m putting all my money on OKC covering that spread. Vegas always overhypes Zion, despite his already great performances. Easy money in the bank.