This trade would come full circle for the Philadelphia 76ers and one of their biggest NBA Draft picks in recent years. Philadelphia went through one of the worst five-year stretches that we have seen in league history. This landed them plenty of top picks and this trade would include two of them.
Ben Simmons is going to be one that is in NBA trade rumors over the course of the offseason. The Sixers might have no choice but to move him after the performance he put up in the postseason.
There is still plenty of value around a 6-foot-11 guard like Simmons and teams will be interested, especially if they are looking to rebuild. It is time to Philadelphia commits to building around Joel Embiid and add more shooters on the perimeter.
The Orlando Magic could be that rebuilding team that is interested in Simmons. They decided to sell all their big names at the NBA trade deadline after seeing the first half get away from them.
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Nikola Vucevic and Evan Fournier led the fire sale while Aaron Gordon was sent to the Denver Nuggets. Now, Orlando is looking to completely redo the lineup and that is what they can do if they add a player like Simmons.
Let’s take a look at what a potential NBA trade scenario centered around Ben Simmons between the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers could look like.