Ben Simmons is Exactly What the Wolves Need on Defense

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports As the Ben Simmons rumors heat up, my excitement level rises at the same rate. Every day he isn’t traded makes me more confident the Timberwolves will find a way to trade for him. The 76ers are unlikely to get the star they want, and the Wolves have young assets the Sixers can flip in a future trade for a star. Ben Simmons might actually be a member of the Timberwolves on opening night against the Rockets. The Wolves might put one of the best starting five groups in franchise history on the floor opening night.

If you’re reading all this and instead of getting excited you’re thinking “he can’t shoot, I don’t want him” then think about it this way. He certainly…