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CGTN Sports Talk: Why do star players request to be traded in the NBA?
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CGTN Sports Talk EP102 Breakup .mp3

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John Wall and Ben Simmons parted ways from their teams in very different fashions during the NBA offseason. Wall and the Houston Rockets agreed with each other that it's time to move on. By contract, Simmons made himself look like an ungrateful, spoiled kid while the Philadelphia 76ers seemed like a greedy organization that wanted to squeeze every last drop of value trading their franchise player.

It's hardly news in today's NBA that star players want to leave the teams that brought them to the league. The question is why and how.

John Wall and the Houstou Rockets agree to part ways. /CFP

John Wall and the Houstou Rockets agree to part ways. /CFP

Ben Simmons refuses to attend the training camp of the Philadelphia 76ers. /CFP

Ben Simmons refuses to attend the training camp of the Philadelphia 76ers. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Matthew Watson

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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