Unfortunately, I don't think Zion will be a part of the team's future. I think the whole benching thing has been to save him for trading him before next season starts...
not sure, Pels are swimming in draft capital - at some point it's diminishing returns to acquire more
add to that that CJ showed that he can't always be relied on as your #2 scorer (which surprised me a bit)
then Jaxson being the biggest liability in the starting lineup - the spot that Zion would be taking
the 2 big questions are can BI and Zion share the ball and can Zion defend