Ben Simmons

2023 - 2 - 9

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Ben Simmons is the face of the Brooklyn Nets, which might not be ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The Kevin Durant trade had an immediate impact on Simmons, who went from being a facilitating third star on a title contender to the focal point of a ...

And teams are interested in acquiring Bridges, who was drafted by the Sixers, in a trade. Embiid and Harden have blossomed into one of the league’s elite tandems. Early Thursday morning, the Nets agreed to send Durant and T.J. Durant and Irving would do the rest. All he needed to do was defend and pass the ball. No more battling Joel Embiid to be the face of the Sixers.

Why Sixers are clear winners of James Harden-Ben Simmons trade ... (ClutchPoints)

One year ago, James Harden joined the Sixers and Ben Simmons joined the Nets in one of the biggest blockbuster trades in NBA history.

But it’s clear that the Sixers made out like bandits by adding the former MVP and dumping Ben Simmons to Brooklyn. The Nets have been frustrated by both his inability to play last season and his terrible play this season. The saving grace for the Nets is the fact that Simmons was not the lone asset they got in return. Simmons didn’t play a second for the Nets after the trade while Harden flopped in the playoffs and it looked like he would be receiving a huge contract afterward. He took a pay cut that allowed a cash-strapped front office to make other moves and has been nothing short of outstanding on the court. Exactly one year ago, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets agreed to a massive deal at the trade deadline.

NBA Rumors: Ben Simmons, Mitchell, Adebayo Trade Was ... (Bleacher Report)

Prior to going through a massive amount of tumult this season, the Brooklyn Nets reportedly had the chance to avoid at least one headache. According to.

The three-time All-Star is a shell of his former self, averaging 7.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists in his 38 appearances this season. Now, the team is stuck with Simmons, who was acquired at last year's trade deadline from the Philadelphia 76ers in a deal that involved James Harden. The deal would have sent Ben Simmons to the Utah Jazz, Mitchell to the Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo to Brooklyn.

Ben Simmons is already listing himself as day-to-day for the rest of ... (FanSided)

Can the Nets trade Ben Simmons? The Nets could have explored trades for Simmons along with Irving and Durant but his massive contract and on-court struggles ...

That’s why it should be worrying to Nets fans to hear Simmons talking about his knee injury as something that will need to be managed for the rest of the season. Simmons came to Brooklyn in the James Harden trade but didn’t play at all at the end of last season as he recovered from a back injury. He’s been held completely scoreless three times already this season, including once in a huge matchup against the Boston Celtics with Kevin Durant out of the lineup.

Nets reportedly passed on dumping Ben Simmons last summer (Elite Sports NY)

Ben Simmons has run out of big names to hide behind with the Brooklyn Nets. And this new nugget won't help his cause.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). • Also, imagine how much worse the backlash would have been for the Knicks if Pat Riley had gotten Mitchell with an assist from Sean Marks? It was the Nets who declined, and Simmons, due to lingering back issues that have impacted the integrity of his knee, has yet to string together an extended, impactful stretch of games. A source told the Daily News in October there was framework for a deal that would have sent Simmons to Utah, Mitchell to Miami and Bam Adebayo to Brooklyn. [Nets](https://elitesportsny.com/teams/nets/) had an opportunity to get rid of Simmons last summer without him ever taking the floor for them, [according to The Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-era-obituary-20230209-pb43ugjxujcufkt7jowfkrpfma-story.html).

NBA trade deadline: Will Nets move Ben Simmons next or try to help ... (CBSSports.com)

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are gone, and Brooklyn could do just about anything now.

[ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1623574448577060865) that the Nets are going to look at Crowder trades, and [ESPN's Brian Windhorst ](https://youtu.be/tGoFXDAKMvs?t=109)said they're "definitely" going to make one or more additional moves, specifically mentioning Crowder and O'Neale. [Brooklyn Nets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BKN/brooklyn-nets/) acquired [James Harden](/nba/players/1685255/james-harden/) in a blockbuster trade, pairing him with [Kevin Durant](/nba/players/1231866/kevin-durant/) and [Kyrie Irving](/nba/players/1779901/kyrie-irving/). [According to SNY's Ian Begley](https://twitter.com/SNYNets/status/1623580945289777152), the Nets discussed Simmons with several teams on Wednesday. It is crazy deep, but it is unlikely to be quite this deep by the end of the afternoon. One year ago, they traded Harden to the [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHI/philadelphia-76ers/), acquiring [Ben Simmons](/nba/players/2202822/ben-simmons/). One way to look at this: All the Nets are missing, aside from superstars, is a stretch big.

Ben Simmons involved in numerous trade discussions as Brooklyn ... (Sportsnaut)

The Brooklyn Nets could look to trade Ben Simmons ahead of Thursday afternoon's NBA trade deadline. Here's an update on this situation.

In turn, Brooklyn looks to flip the latter two for more assets while buying Wall out. Another option could be a Los Angeles Clippers team that’s squarely in the market for a point guard. In on both Durant and Irving, the New Orleans Pelicans could also be a potential Ben Simmons landing spot. Perhaps general manager Sean Marks looks to flip Simmons in a win-now move for a better fit. The question here is what type of value Simmons would bring back in a trade? At this point, it just doesn’t make too much sense for Brooklyn to retain Simmons beyond the trade deadline.