The Ben Simmons trade saga continues with the latest being that he wants to be the number 1 option on a team. With reports coming out that Simmons believes the time with playing with Joel Embiid has run its course; Simmons thinks that the Philadelphia 76ers have catered to Joel Embiid when it came to him being the preferred option and also roster makeup. On Thursday Embiid spoke about these reports to the media after training camp practice and essentially debunked that notion and even gave examples such as the signing of Al Horford in 2019 with the fact that Horford is a stretch forward which allows Simmons room to drive to the basket. Embiid even mentioned choosing to let go of Jimmy Butler that same summer so Ben can have the ball more was a mistake.
With these comments it further acknowledged that Simmons likely will not play another game for the 76ers. The question becomes what does a team around Simmons look and also would it be a good team. Operating under the assumption he does not improve his willingness to shoot the ball but insist that the ball is in his hands, he will need shooters around him. There are issues with that usually with many knockdown shooters such as limited playmaking and defensive liabilities.
If you do trade for Ben Simmons and you try to build the team around him that team likely will not be elite. With his talent they can likely be middle of the road team but will likely struggle to be against contenders, which would mean less national tv time for Simmons. I believe Simmons will get his own team but soon realize he cannot be the number 1 option on a championship team which he may be satisfied with as long as he is top dog.
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