A star player demanding a trade to a better team or more desirable location has long been an NBA staple.
Witness James Harden’s transfer earlier this season from the Houston Rockets to the Brooklyn Nets.
And a year before, it was Anthony Davis who wanted out of New Orleans and was eventually dealt by the Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers.
A star stomping his feet and demanding out isn’t a recent thing, either.
It has happened regularly throughout NBA history.
Remember back in the 1970s when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wanted to be shipped to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks promptly did so?
Going way back, such was also the case with Wilt Chamberlain and his desire to play his home games on the West Coast.
The Philadelphia 76ers then granted The Stilt his…
