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40% of ESPN voters believe Joel Embiid will be the next superstar to request a trade. Followed closely behind by Zion Williamson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Trae Young.



Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/38216742/biggest-turnarounds-most-dysfunctional-teams-all-burning-questions

> Joel Embiid has made it clear he is in the hunt for a championship — whether that’s with Philly or another team. The MVP center is entering his eighth season with the franchise.

> And Zion Williamson, entering his fourth year in the league, played just 29 games last season for the up-and-coming Pelicans. The 2019 No. 1 pick, who is signed through 2027-2028, has played a combined 114 games in four seasons in New Orleans.

> Joel Embiid (40% of total votes)

> Zion Williamson (20%)

> Karl-Anthony Towns (12%)

> Trae Young (8%)

> Kyrie Irving (8%)

> Ja Morant (4%)

> Donovan Mitchell (4%)

> Luka Doncic (4%

by UnbiasedNBAFan_

26 Comments

  1. Literally_12

    Really throwing around that term superstar very loosely.

  2. Equivalent_Bet1519

    Who is calling KAT a superstar lol

  3. RVAIsTheGreatest

    I expect none of them to, especially Zion. Zion isn’t that shameless and I think the media is manufacturing a lot of the perceived discontent there with the Pels staff.

  4. RansomGoddard

    Doesn’t Kat really like being on the Wolves? I can see him being traded, but not by his request.

  5. french_sheppard

    Joel and Luka are the only players on that list that are bona fide superstars today.

  6. chuckercarlson

    If aytons deal is an albatross I can’t wait to see what KATs deal looks like in a year

  7. F-150Pablo

    Why would Zion request a trade. And who on earth would pay that $ for that little of games played.

  8. SevenHunnet3Hi5s

    i get the whole zion thing if this was like a few years ago but come on now lol. jose alvarado, herb jones, trey murphy, jonas valunciunas, cj mccollum. and of course brandon ingram who’s literally been more of a franchise player than zion has and lead the team in the playoffs. zion’s got no right to request a trade lol

  9. shahsnow

    Zion has been treated like a pampered prince even at the worst of times. I just don’t see him asking out, he just really seems to love the Pels and we have gone all in on him

  10. XenaRen

    Zion hasn’t done anything to be able to request a trade lol.

  11. Boomhauer_007

    Zion would be rightfully eviscerated if he asked for a trade, a huge part of NOP’s problems have been his fat ass never being on the court

  12. obzen-80

    lol Zion requesting a trade. What a fucking bust.

  13. edwardsscreenname

    Giannis LITERALLY just said his commitment to Milwaukee is in doubt, yet that Oreo-muncher is not even on this list. Yet, Joel, who is the only NBA superstar who is an actual perfect fit for his town is at 40 percent.

    All because Bill Simmons causally mentioned the idea like 6 months ago. Makes no sense.

  14. ShawHornet

    Zion gonna request a trade to not play somewhere else

  15. Bill_Brasky_SOB

    The 4% for Donovan Mitchell all work on Windhorst’s *Hoop Collective* podcast.

  16. maxandgeorge

    Zion specifically will want a trade to Dallas or Memphis for the BBQ or Chicago or NY for the Pizza

  17. HitboxOfASnail

    not saying embiid isn’t going to request a trade, but why do we care what 40% of “ESPN voters” think?

  18. AcxdBxmb

    Why would Zion request a trade? It’s not Pelicans fault that he can’t stay on the court.

  19. Fa1lenSpace

    Zion demanding a trade would be absolutely fucking comical lmao

  20. signsntokens4sale

    Are we calling Zion Williamson a superstar now?

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