WindyCityBorn wrote:Dan Z wrote:DASMACKDOWN wrote:
I don't think he is faking it. It's just choosing to do so at this time rather than leave it for later. Just like he didn't choose to have knee surgery his contract year until the season was over.
He doesn't want to be here and he had rumors of being traded to Detroit. So for him its a great time for surgery.
Is it good for him? I'm not sure, but I get your point about Detroit.
Right now he'll have less time in the off season to practice and then he'll be on a team he doesn't want to be on anymore. By next years trade deadline it's possible he might face a similar situation (hopefully without any injuries).
Yes it’s good for him. He most likely wasn’t getting traded anyway or getting traded to the worst team in the league in a city he definitely does not want to live in. Now he can fade into the background and focus on getting healthy. It’s like a soft reset for him.
I’m gonna say he is probably hoping DeMar is gone. Not because he doesn’t like him, but because they don’t fit. I think that’s part of the reason he wants out.
I said this in another post but Zach is on a max contract. Go out and prove that you're that level of player. If it's in Detroit then go there and help them turn it around.
Staying in Chicago, on a team you don't want to be on anymore, just delays the inevitable. Yes, Detroit is a bad team right now, but they're still an NBA team. Zach trades have been talked about on RealGm for months and the teams suggested are: Spurs, Lakers, Philly, Kings, Charlotte and Detroit. I don't think Philly or Kings are really interested. Lakers don't have what's needed to trade for him. That leaves Detroit, Charlotte and the Spurs. Do the Spurs really want him? Maybe (because of team USA?). That might be good for him.
Charlotte or Detroit...eh. Charlotte is better, but by how much?