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