Ben Simmons has run out of big names to hide behind in Brooklyn. And this new nugget won’t help his cause.
The Nets had an opportunity to get rid of Simmons last summer without him ever taking the floor for them, according to The Daily News. And they would have gotten to stick it to the Knicks while doing so. The anecdote was nestled in a post-mortem on the end of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn.
From The News:
The Nets had an opportunity to get involved in the Donovan Mitchell sweepstakes, according to a source familiar with the Nets’ attempts to add talent to the roster this offseason.