CLEVELAND — Each and every day of Zion Williamson’s NBA playing career, so all seven of them, the Pelicans have fed him stacks of numbers.



Part of the diet is the scouting report for the opponent each night. In an honest, hilarious moment after Williamson’s fourth game on Tuesday night, a 125-111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, he said “sometimes scouting reports can be misleading at times, and some players could do more than a scouting report says,” — not realizing perhaps that the Pelicans scouts and assistant coaches who spend countless hours compiling those reports would hear what he said.



Beyond those reports, though, there is a particular set of statistics the Pelicans want Williamson to pay attention to. The team is using a program designed by global wellness company Delos to teach Williamson “to separate your body from your ankle,” team vice president David Griffin said. Every day, the Pelicans’ medical...