The Brooklyn Nets seem to lastly be prepared to rebuild its staff after they dealt away Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks in alternate for a haul of draft picks.
Brooklyn has been mired in one in every of its worst stretches in franchise historical past however is poised to reset the roster following the Bridges commerce.
The Nets have a number of veterans on the roster that would web them much more draft picks and it appears doubtless that they’re headed for a firesale although they might wait till the 2024-25 NBA season’s commerce deadline to benefit from the market.
Nevertheless, Ben Simmons seems caught on the roster attributable to his bloated contract and lack of on-court availability.
Following his exit from the Philadelphia 76ers, Simmons has struggled to remain wholesome and is nearly thought-about lifeless weight at this level.
Stephen A. Smith was extremely essential of Simmons and referred to as him out through The OGs Present.
“He’s lucky he’s not in prison for theft… I’m sure of all the places he could really get focused and zero in on his basketball prowess. He’s going to pick Miami?… He [doesn’t] love the game,” Smith mentioned.
“He’s lucky he’s not in prison for theft… I’m sure of all the places he could really get focused and zero in on his basketball prowess. He’s going to pick Miami?… He [doesn’t] love the game.”
Stephen A. Smith on Ben Simmons 😳
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Smith begins off by saying he doesn’t consider athletes pretend accidents, although he does admit to questioning whether or not or not Simmons was truly harm.
Smith then turns into extra animated and it’s clear that he’s grown fed up with how Simmons has carried himself.
The ESPN analyst didn’t maintain again when discussing the previous All-Star, although the latter can’t do something besides roll with the punches till he proves he can win basketball video games once more.
