#1 Portland Trail Blazers
The team with the best assets to trade for Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers’ point of view is the Portland Trail Blazers, who not only have C.J. McCollum as a high-level talent, but Damian Lillard, who is the one player the 76ers would do anything to get.
Either one of these guys would surely fit in well next to both Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris, but should Damian Lillard be available in trade talks, the Sixers would be the first team on the phone trying to get him.
It is expected that Ben Simmons will be moved before the start of the season, especially since he is not going to be showing up to partake in any of the team’s preseason activities, but maybe they do not trade him right away since Lillard has not made up his mind about his future.
If the 76ers trade Ben Simmons away now and Damian Lillard requests a trade midseason, they will not have the assets nor contract to be able to trade away to acquire him. Ben Simmons is the 76ers best chance at trading for Lillard, but the timing of everything right now does not work out in Philly’s favor.
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Ultimately, trading for Lillard does not seem like something that is realistic right now, but they could possibly get a deal done for C.J. McCollum before the start of the season.
In eight seasons, McCollum has not made an All-Star team, but he has averaged 18.9 points, 3.3 assists, and has shot 39.8% from three-point range, making him a really solid No. 2 option on the 76ers next to Embiid.
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They want Damian Lillard, but settling for C.J. McCollum truly is the best potential trade scenario out there right now for Philadelphia, which is why the Portland Trail Blazers are the best team the 76ers can get a deal done involving Ben Simmons to get the best return possible.
