Ben Simmons wants to leave the Sixers. He told his leaders, and his camp confirmed that the Australian was ready to give up the “training camp” (and the preseason?) In order to force a trade. Despite the fines.
Except that the side of Daryl Morey, the president of Philadelphia, we have a clear goal in mind: not to weaken the team in the short term to allow Joel Embiid to aim for the title next season.
According to journalist Tom Moore of the Bucks County Courier Times, the Pennsylvania franchise does not intend to give in to pressure blows from Ben Simmons and his agent, Rich Paul, to mount a disaster exchange. The club are ready to go into a showdown and keep the point guard until she gets the offer she’s waiting for.
Obviously, Daryl Morey has a list of 5 to 10 players against whom he is ready to let go of the Australian. Probably only All-Stars (or very close to this level) who will not weaken the team and avoid closing the window for the title shot, which Philly absolutely does not want.
So far, no trade for a player on this list is realistic, and that’s why Philadelphia is ready to play the watch, betting that Ben Simmons will eventually show up, even if he does. the start of the training camp may be missing. A risky strategy, however, as the working atmosphere is likely to be tense.
| Ben Simmons | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 81 | 34 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 79 | 34 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 57 | 35 | 58.0 | 28.6 | 62.1 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 16.4 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 58 | 32 | 55.7 | 30.0 | 61.3 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| Total | 275 | 34 | 56.0 | 14.7 | 59.7 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 15.9 | |
