This is material for Brett Brown, too. …

This is material for Brett Brown, too. He has one more year left on his contract. If Simmons is limited or out the rest of the way and Philadelphia ends up 5th or 6th in the East and out in the first round, does Elton Brand give Brown another extension? Does he let him coach as a lame duck next season? Does he replace him this summer? Philadelphia expected a title contender. At least if Simmons were healthy for the stretch run, Brown would have a chance to figure this out and press ahead. It’s hard to see how that happens with Shake Milton and Raul Neto running the point.