How the Sixers plan to carry on without Ben Simmons to start the season

It is easy for those of us on the sideline — or more accurately, sitting behind the people on the sideline — to suggest the Sixers should take a hardline stance with Ben Simmons. Fine him the maximum amount allowed? Sure thing. Let him rot in obscurity rather than trading him to satisfy his request? Sounds good to a lot of people! For the Sixers, though, every action related to Simmons has consequences. And the most obvious ones will be felt on the basketball court, where they hardly have a like-for-like replacement lined up behind him.

How the Sixers plan to carry on without Ben Simmons to start the season
It is easy for those of us on the sideline — or more accurately, sitting behind the people on the sideline — to suggest the Sixers should take a hardline stance with Ben Simmons. Fine him the maximum amount allowed? Sure thing. Let him rot in obscurity rather than trading him to satisfy his request? Sounds good to a lot of people! For the Sixers, though, every action related to Simmons has consequences. And the most obvious ones will be felt on the basketball court, where they hardly have a like-for-like replacement lined up behind him.