It’s not crazy to think he could turn things around. Not a franchise player but a secondary star for Pels future. He’s put together the longest consecutive streak of games played in his career and has been playing well this year. 

Of course he wants to get extended. 

He’s a terrible rebounder for his position. Combined with the lack of rim protection or floor spacing, he’s incredibly difficult to fit on a good team. If he’s not all-world offensively, is the juice worth the squeeze?

Problem is Queen and Zion are a terrible fit together, so what direction are they going in?

Notice Greg Monroe works with the pelicans. Think if he teaches Zion his spin moves at the paint, Zion would improve as a player

Honestly his best bet for his next contract is to probably stay with the pels. Even if the extension has clauses on it like his current one does who out there is just gonna hand him a bunch of guaranteed money?

i wouldnt say keeping zion is bad on a reasonable deal like this said but zion and derick queen are unplayable together long term imo

Moriah Mills shamed him into giving a shit

How long is he going to stay in shape once he signs his next deal?

“Man wants $100M” more at 11.

Zion even when healthy isn’t as dominant as many purport him to be. He’s not a particularly great rebounder, shooter, or defender, and his offense is often neutralized by good defenders/rim protectors

notice all the positive PR articles coming out lately for the players up for a new contract

Player wants more money, more breaking news at 11

Dude nearly ate himself out of the league while being undisciplined and uncoachable.

His best case now is productive and competent rotation player, when he all know he had the talent to be a top 50 guy. Lazy and stupid is his narrative, and it fits like a glove.

He knows he’s on the team with the worst front office in the league. Worse than the Kangz, which is saying something.

Whoever gives him a contract will regret it. He’s playing for the bag and everyone knows that

He just wants to be on a non serious team

I also want the max contract only my current team can pay me.

It’s a really bad idea to keep Zion if they are truly committed to Queen given the package they made to draft him

The team that can offer me the most money, we lose every year, and there’s no pressure “Yeah, I really want to be here…”

Please let him go to a contender. New Orleans is bad and they are gonna stay bad.

This is probably for the best for both parties honestly, Nola won’t get a Zion worth package in a trade at this point in time.

I’ve been saying this, they have a chance to get him at a better number too if they negotiate. No one else is offering him a max.

I get its good for players to stay on teams but Zion would massively benefit from moving to a team with a different roster construction and where he can distance himself from his past disappointments. 

He could be awesome on a team like the wizards or Utah that want to be good next year especially as a consolation if they don’t get a top 4 pick. He would start at 3 but play most his minutes at the 4 next to shooting bigs. 

He wants a contract, please don’t give it to him.

He could be a Julius Randle type on a great team

Naw man I’d trade him.

Zion on the open market coming off being healthy would be interesting. I think bad teams like Pelicans or Kings have little better to spend their money on, other bad teams with money to spend would be interested so there will definitely be a market for him. I wonder what playoff teams would do if Zion was available? Would the Cavs be bold and swap out one of their bigs for Zion? Would a team like the Knicks or Wolves swap out Towns/Randle? If Miami thought Zion could cut in their program, that would be something to look out for.

Seems like inertia wins out if Zion content being in New Orleans and they are willing to pay him.

Every great chef in new orleans gave Zion a call

Feels like the only team that has the track record to say we can change him is Miami.

Anyone else should see this season of Zion as just him wanting an extension.

Needs to come off the bench

That gumbo is too good!

Why would he want to get traded? Y’all got gumbo??

I didn’t think so

Remember Zion? Dude was gonna be special…

Zion is just fat Ben Simmons. He’ll dupe some sucker franchise into paying him though.

Dua me a favor and stop tweeting

They shouldn’t keep the team tied to him.

Zion has 10x the talent of Julius Randle, hope he puts it together.

This March Madness, a timely reminder that Kenny Goins ended Zion’s career before it even began.

WASTED MONEY for an overweight role player