William Guillory

Will Guillory is a dedicated and experienced sports journalist who has been covering the New Orleans Pelicans since 2016. As a staff writer for The Athletic and a native of New Orleans, he brings in-depth knowledge and passion to his reporting on the team. His work often highlights key players like Zion Williamson, as well as important games and injuries that impact the team's performance.

Biography:  https://theathletic.com/author/william-guillory/

92%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

90%

Examples:

  • Focusing on the negative outcome for the Pelicans due to Zion Williamson's injury.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • The article is written by a staff writer for The Athletic who has been on the Pelicans beat since 2016 and is a New Orleans native.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • The injury was described as left leg soreness but is reported to be his left hamstring.
  • This injury is concerning because he missed 45 games in the previous season due to a right hamstring injury.
  • Zion Williamson led the Pelicans in a comeback but then got injured.

Deceptions

85%

Examples:

  • It is not mentioned that the Pelicans had a poor shooting night, which also contributed to their loss.
  • The article implies that Williamson's injury was caused by the Lakers' defense.
  • The article suggests that the Pelicans had several opportunities to win but failed due to Williamson's injury.

Recent Articles

Atlanta Hawks Trade Dejounte Murray to New Orleans Pelicans: A Surprising Move for Both Teams

Atlanta Hawks Trade Dejounte Murray to New Orleans Pelicans: A Surprising Move for Both Teams

Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024 The Atlanta Hawks traded All-Star guard Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for Larry Nance Jr., Dyson Daniels, E.J. Lidell, and two first-round picks on June 28th. Murray, who averaged career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, and steals last season with the Hawks while clashing with Trae Young, is now set to join CJ McCollum in the Pelicans' backcourt as part of executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin's roster transformation.
Zion Williamson's Dominant 40-Point Debut Cut Short by Injury Against Lakers

Zion Williamson's Dominant 40-Point Debut Cut Short by Injury Against Lakers

Broke On: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 Zion Williamson's dominant 40-point, 11-rebound postseason debut for the Pelicans was cut short by an injury to his left leg during their loss to the Lakers. He led New Orleans in a comeback from an 18-point deficit with impressive plays around Anthony Davis and LeBron James.