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Simmons career is over. No thanks. I wouldn't trade Steve Smith for him.
I think we will all agree that this guy is a s of his former self. It could be from an injury, a loss of confidence, loss of skill, Psychological issues such as depression or anxiety, ect. I also believe he is done in Brooklyn and the Nets will be looking for a trade partner to help them out of that problem. The Spurs have a very good record of rehabbing players whose career has gone off the rails, Diaw and Stephen Jackson are examples. Why shouldn't the Spurs use some of their cap space this summer on a medium risk/possible high reward trade. We could send Brooklyn any combination of McDermott, Graham, Birch, Bates-Diop, Langford that works for Ben Simmons. It would help Brooklyn get on with their rebuild and provide the Spurs, at minimum, a serviceable future player. Really good free agents are in short supply this summer and I believe Simmons will improve while with the Spurs. He would not need to return to All-star for the Spurs to be able to move him for quality assets in the future, if they want to. Comments
Simmons career is over. No thanks. I wouldn't trade Steve Smith for him.
Sean Marks would give the entire fanbase a blowjob if he could get rid of Ben Simmons.
lol no
Current Spurs roster is quite bad, there aren’t too many players in the NBA that wouldn’t improve it. Simmons is one of them.
I think this is a highly debatable supposition which is why I wouldn't even consider this unless I was keen on tanking again.
The odds of him ever again being a serviceable starter are poor based on this year's play.
Yes please!
and by that, I mean NO!
PS: Say no to drugs
no
This post should be a bannable offense, tbh
So he can show Wemby what not to do not to ruin your career.
Definitely wouldn't trade for him.
Is his career over? Interesting question. There's definitely no reason to think he'll turn it around. His compe ive drive was questioned even in college. He'll be 27 coming off two injuries, sub .600 FT % that has never shown any inclination of improvement.
Only way I'd trade for him is if Brooklyn was offering a top 5 pick this year or if they attached Bridges. Then just buy Simmons out.
Well if we are in tank mode, he’d be perfect.
Confidence is a big deal in pro sports. He has a ton of all around talent, but he’s got no confidence.
If he were to turn things around, it would be better to do it on a team with low expectations. That way there is no pressure on him to be a big time contributor. But he makes too much money and he’s injured a lot.
I think there’s still talent in him but his mind is so messed up it wouldn’t be worth it. Playing him crazy money to sit on the bench also sends a horrible message to the young players, morale would be awful.
If you guys thought nephew sitting out the year was bad for team chemistry, Simmons would make it so much worse.
I agree with this... I've been thinking about what it'd take to take on Simmons... attaching Bridges would do it...
And he's the "young socialite"
If he was sent to San Antonio, he would probably demand a trade before he even set foot on a plane.
only way I would do it is if we were getting back 2 first from them. If Nets are willing to pay enough then yes but if not let them hold onto his contract. He also helps up reach the floor for this year which will be needed but we can also sign someone to a one year deal for that. Someone else said Bridges and I would do that too but doubt that would send him out just to shed his salary.
Even if this guy wasn't mentally retired, it's not about talent or production, it's the money we'd have to pay him. Not happening
Yes
It’s the vagina at ude. Been there, done that. We can afford the money with mostly rookie deals on the cap. Don’t need a more expensive nephew.
Ben Simmons was lazy as at LSU. He hated putting in the work. He couldn't even get them into the tournament. The signs and red flags were ing enormous already.
Interesting. Got me thinking, were there ever any college players who couldn’t lead their teams to the NCAA tournament but went on to become All-star to HOF type players?
Another LSU alumni, Pete Maravich never made it to the the NCAA tournament. They did win the NIT in 1970. Of course only 25 teams were in the NCAA tournament then and LSU had a record of 22-10, but he does fit your criteria.
Spurs already have a point-forward in Sochan.
With sadness it’s a no from me.
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