The Brooklyn Nets have an interesting offseason ahead of them as they try to figure out how to move forward as a franchise. Among other matters, Brooklyn has to decide what they want to do with guard Ben Simmons with regards to how he fits within the team’s future.
Simmons, 26, played just 42 games in the 2022-23 season due to a variety of injuries mostly related to his knees and back including the nerve impingement in his back that prematurely ended his season in March. Simmons has two years left on his contract at a little over $78 million, but has not been available that much over the past 1.5 seasons that he’s been in Brooklyn.
After the February trade deadline that brought in four new players headlined by promising wing Mikal Bridges, Simmons came off the bench for three games before suffering his back injury that eventually led to his season ending. If the Nets decide to move on from Simmons, per Bleacher Report, they may not be able to get much in return if this mock trade is any indication: