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 wish and sent him to the Golden State Warriors.
An NBA star can hold his team to ransom by simply threatening to ratchet down on his effort if the club doesn't comply with his demands.
It is a ploy that has worked for years. But it's one that has been missing, for the most part, in the other of North America's sporting Big Three -- MLB and the NFL.
That is, until now apparently. Last month, Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford asked for a trade from the woe-be-gotten Lions to a team with a legitimate shot at a Super Bowl win.
Stafford was granted his desire when he was dealt to the contending Los Angeles Rams in return for fellow QB Jared Goff.
Now the star signal caller of the Houston Texans, Deshaun Watson, is currently making a similar request of the Texans: Trade me to a team with a real shot at a title or I won't play.
Watson is miffed that he wasn't consulted in a big trade Houston made last off-season that saw his favourite receiver DeAndre Hopkins dealt to the Arizona Cardinals.
He was further angered when he was not involved in the hiring of the Texans' new head coach -- eventually Houston went with David Culley.
Watson just doesn't like the direction his ballclub is taking of late.
And all this intrigue began just after he had inked a US$156 million, four-year deal with the Texans.
He doesn't want to be part of a rebuild, which Houston are currently undergoing (see their release of All-Pro defensive end JJ Watt among other moves).
Watson wants a chance to win NOW. He figures he won't get that Super Bowl opportunity in Houston for a few years, if at all, and he's not prepared to wait. Hence, his demand to be shipped out.
While the Texans have declared Watson is their man at QB, they are expected to pull the trigger on a trade soon.
Time was in the NFL when the team did all the demanding and all the player could do was shut up and take it -- even QBs remained at a given club's mercy it seemed.
But NFL teams of late have become more like their NBA counterparts and are all too quick to go along with the player's demands.
Many times it's because they are willing to shed unwanted future years on a QB's contract.
See how the Carson Wentz situation played out in Philadelphia.
Once a franchise-type star player for the Eagles, Wentz was supposedly miffed when he was benched late last season due to inefficient play at QB.
Rather than deal with having to compete with Jalen Hurts for the top spot in 2021, Wentz then lobbied for a trade out of Philly.
The Eagles reportedly deemed Wentz uncoachable and were all too eager to accede to his wishes and shipped him and his huge salary -- which still runs for three years -- to the Indianapolis Colts.
Wiggins' World can't help but wonder if the NFL isn't catching up to the NBA in allowing stars to jump teams.
Is all this demanding and receiving of a change of scenery by QBs just a strange season a lone-off -- or a precursor of things to come?
Keep an eye on future similar quarterback manoeuvring carried out by NFL teams.
If it continues, we've likely got a new pattern of operation for sure.
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