This is business. You play for whichever team drafts you or trades for you.
A player under contract does not make decisions on which team he is traded to.

Players are commodities who can be signed, drafted, traded or bought out.

He should be playing while trade discussions take place to trade him to a contender.
Due to his refusal to play for the team, Memphis isn’t going to do him any favors.
And now he is no longer accepted by the players.