Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal 

Of course, this isn’t about pairing Towns and Simmons for the Nets. 

On the other hand, they may want to explore that pairing. There’s a vision here. Simmons running point on a team that has elite spacing at every other position holds some intrigue. 

Still, that’s not the point here. For Brooklyn, this is about getting an offensive focal point. Towns, for all of his limitations, is capable of being one. 

He may be the perfect one for Brooklyn. Even after losing Finney-Smith and Claxton, this team has plenty of defense to protect Towns.

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If they’re able to retain Cameron Johnson, having him and Mikal Bridges on the wings will offset Towns’ limitations on the defensive end. 

Should the Wolves really set the Nets up for success?