THREAD: Teresa Weatherspoon’s impact on the New Orleans Pelicans

The Hall of Famer and WNBA legend was hired as an assistant coach before the season. Weatherspoon was previously a player development coach for the Pelicans
You can see Weatherspoon working with Zion after practice in 2019 https://twitter.com/pelicansnba/status/1180195733020053504
“Z, you got time.”

Zion credits Weatherspoon’s advice for the game slowing down for him this season
Weatherspoon encouraging Zion to use more of his game. He goes with a midrange jumper in an important moment against the 76ers https://twitter.com/olehkosel/status/1380720719445757953
“Don’t play with us.”

Weatherspoon working with Brandon Ingram on his 3-point shot https://twitter.com/pelicansnba/status/1179469964421586945
Zion credits Weatherspoon while talking about Kira’s recent play https://twitter.com/jim_eichenhofer/status/1376738424649084929
“She’s a genius. She shows why she’s a Hall of Famer.”

Jrue Holiday talks about Weatherspoon back in 2019 https://twitter.com/pelicansnba/status/1181341088033988609
And there’s this great video from the team if you want to learn more about Weatherspoon’s journey to the NBA https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1376969767626620931
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