Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons reacts during the fourth quarter against the Miami Heat in game two of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center.
Timberwolves basketball player Jimmy Butler wants to leave Minnesota, according to nearly every national basketball reporter out there. Where he’ll end up is anyone’s guess. The NBA season starts in a little more than two weeks. Everything about the situation is quite strange.
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On The Bill Simmons Podcast, plugged-in basketball writer Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer offered up a little nugget about the Sixers’ involvement in Butler trades: The Wolves reportedly asked for Ben dang Simmons.
Bill Simmons: Is that for real?
PhillyVoice’s Kyle Neubeck reported last week that the Sixers were “extremely wary” of trading for Butler, in part because of his past clashes with younger teammates. The Sixers, according to this author, probably want Simmons playing for them.
To put it plainly: This deal would not be amenable to the Sixers.
And thus, the Butler trade wheel keeps spinning. Thank goodness the regular season is nearly here.