If the Boston Celtics made this Anfernee Simons trade, it could make some sense, but fans wouldn't like it.
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report recently wrote up an eight-team mock trade (a deal that would be the biggest in NBA history in terms of number of teams). In the deal, the Boston Celtics would ship out Anfernee Simons and get back Terance Mann and draft capital. Favale thinks the Celtics should do it in order to shed salary:
“Going from Simons' expiring deal to Mann's agreement could be worth second-round compensation.