{"id":427101,"date":"2023-06-17T18:33:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=427101"},"modified":"2023-06-18T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T17:16:44","slug":"nba-trade-rumors-zion-williamson-shares-no-relationship-with-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-trade-rumors-zion-williamson-shares-no-relationship-with-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Trade Rumors: Zion Williamson Shares &#8220;No relationship&#8221; With The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to NBA speculations, the New Orleans Pelicans may think about dealing Zion Williamson in order to advance in the draft and choose a player of Scoot Henderson\u2019s ability. In his article on these speculations for ESPN, Brian Windhorst stated that the Pelicans are one of the teams hoping to move up before the draft the next week.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA Trade Rumors: Zion Williamson Shares &#8220;No relationship&#8221; With The Team<\/h2>\n<p>Zion Williamson has struggled with injuries for the most of his NBA career, which has led some to assume that the New Orleans Pelicans want to get rid of him.<\/p>\n<p>The information about Zion and his teammates is nothing new. In the past, JJ Reddick has referred to him as a &#8220;detached teammate,&#8221; and last season, when the Pelicans acquired CJ McCollum, he didn&#8217;t contact him until after he had been publicly criticized for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;It is time for [the Pelicans] to move on from Zion Williamson.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanhahn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alanhahn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qIwquY0Cfi\">pic.twitter.com\/qIwquY0Cfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Get Up (@GetUpESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetUpESPN\/status\/1668979456847798275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ESPN trade proposal <\/p>\n<p>Detroit Pistons get: Zion Williamson <\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Pelicans get: 2nd overall pick 2023 NBA Draft Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart <\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Hornets get: 5th &amp;14th 2023 first round picks <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchpointsApp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClutchPointsApp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZboQnBo6X\">pic.twitter.com\/SZboQnBo6X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pistons Talk (@Pistons__Talk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pistons__Talk\/status\/1670104811360903169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to recent reports, the team reportedly discussed trading Williamson with teams at the top of the draft next month, a move that may have strained his relationship with the company.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson\u2019s connection to the Pelicans is almost nonexistent, claims ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Windy:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the very least\u2026 Zion Williamson\u2019s future with the team is evolving. That\u2019s putting it mildly. There is no relationship between Zion and the organization. And minimal relationship between Zion and his teammates, from what I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXuN1wLrzs\">pic.twitter.com\/NXuN1wLrzs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyBeer\/status\/1670064879728721923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u201cI am kind of surprised at how out there it is,\u201d Windhorst said during an appearance on \u201cThe Dan Patrick Show\u201d on Thursday. \u201cOver the last three or four days, as I talk to more and more teams, I continue to hear more conversations that the Pelicans are having about [trading Williamson].\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you want the Detroit Pistons to trade for Zion Williamson? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mdGjwRSZ86\">pic.twitter.com\/mdGjwRSZ86<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woodwardsports\/status\/1670054129157152773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is no relationship between Zion and the organization,\u201d Windhorst said on his podcast. \u201cAnd minimal relationship between Zion and his teammates, from what I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickPerkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KendrickPerkins<\/a> believes it&#39;s time for the Pelicans to move on from Zion Williamson:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I know he&#39;s a generational talent. But he&#39;s a generational talent that we can&#39;t trust.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4WiOiCLBIt\">pic.twitter.com\/4WiOiCLBIt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1669370833536532486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAs Zion once again missed a large portion of the season, it appeared that their relationship hadn&#8217;t improved this year. McCollum also appeared to criticize Zion for being unavailable after the Pelicans were ousted from the play-in game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nick Wright talks if the pelicans should trade Zion Williamson <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PwPMun1p45\">pic.twitter.com\/PwPMun1p45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PlaybyPlayNews (@PLAYBYPLAYNEWS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PLAYBYPLAYNEWS\/status\/1669183620060160000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the first overall pick and a big contract extension for Zion, the Pelicans have made significant investments in him, and it appears that those expenditures will pay off.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ja Morant and Zion Williamson\u2019s  recent hiccups is one of the reasons why the International Players are taking over. It\u2019s about basketball and nothing else! Carry on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NnyKv6rP8n\">pic.twitter.com\/NnyKv6rP8n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickPerkins\/status\/1669813121483939841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIn order to choose Scoot Henderson, the Pelicans are considering trading up in the 2023 NBA Draft. The majority of league observers think that would require New Orleans to move Williamson, who has only played in 114 of the 308 regular-season contests that have been played since being selected by the Pelicans with the first overall choice in the 2019 NBA Draft out of Duke.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ESPN\u2019s Mock Trade that sends Zion Williamson to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sixers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sixers<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 PHI Receives:<br \/>\u2014 Zion Williamson <br \/>\u2014 Larry Nance Jr. <br \/>\u2014 Garrett Temple <br \/>\u2014 Trey Murphy III<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 NO Receives: <br \/>\u2014 James Harden (sign-and-trade)<br \/>\u2014 P.J. Tucker<br \/>\u2014 Mac McClung <br \/>\u2014 Two 2024 2nd-round picks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KW4DJCDYrd\">pic.twitter.com\/KW4DJCDYrd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philly Sixers Galaxy (@sixers_galaxy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixers_galaxy\/status\/1669759135259275265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, Williamson extended his designated rookie deal with the Pelicans for five years and $194.3 million. The left-hander participated in 24 games during his first season and 61 games during his second season. The two-time All-Star played in just 29 games this past season and missed his third year entirely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ja Morant and Zion Williamson\u2019s  recent hiccups is one of the reasons why the International Players are taking over. It\u2019s about basketball and nothing else! Carry on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NnyKv6rP8n\">pic.twitter.com\/NnyKv6rP8n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickPerkins\/status\/1669813121483939841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"LeBron James Responds On Being Trolled By Nuggets For Retirement\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lebron-james-responds-on-being-trolled-by-nuggets-for-retirement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">LeBron James Responds On Being Trolled By Nuggets For Retirement\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to NBA speculations, the New Orleans Pelicans may think about dealing Zion Williamson in order to advance in the draft and choose a player of Scoot Henderson\u2019s ability. In his article on these speculations for ESPN, Brian Windhorst stated that the Pelicans are one of the teams hoping to move up before the draft [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":395645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,104],"tags":[2215,6421,9568,1254,9567],"class_list":["post-427101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-new-orleans-pelicans","tag-nba-news","tag-pelicans-news","tag-pelicans-zion-williamson","tag-zion-williamson","tag-zion-williamson-trade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}