METAIRIE, La. -- Zion Williamson expects Joe Dumars to be tough on him.

He wants that. And perhaps, he needs that.

"I like Joe; what you see is what you get," Williamson said Tuesday, on the eve of his seventh training camp with the New Orleans Pelicans .

"He's going to hold me accountable, and as he holds me accountable, he's going to give me a lot of responsibility as well, which I'm excited for," the 25-year-old Williamson added. "I know he's going to hold me to a really high standard, and if I slip up or anything, I know he's going to be right there to make sure I get right back on the path."

When the Pelicans hired Dumars as executive vice president of basketball operations last April, it wasn't entirely clear whether he and his general manager, Troy Weaver, saw Williamson as

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