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Celtics Insider Suggests Ben Simmons To The Boston Celtics Is A Real Possibility

The Philadelphia 76ers have been shopping Ben Simmons for quite a while now. However, the Sixers front office has such a high asking price that they’re taking so much time completing a trade for the 25-year old point guard.

Some teams have shown interest in trading for Simmons, but are hesitant to give up bigger names and other valuable assets to satisfy Philadelphia’s trade demands. The Sixers have remained extremely patient in this situation, but perhaps they might want to re-think about their asking price as the preparation for the next season gradually approaches.

And, if that were to happen, fans could expect the Boston Celtics to be in the run for the defensive-minded Sixers point guard. In a report by Heavy.com, Celtics insider A. Sherrod Blakely suggests Simmons joining the Celtics is a real possibility if the asking price for him keeps dropping. 

“I could absolutely see it happening if the price keeps dropping. To me, it’s going to be one of those things where Ben Simmons would have to say ‘I want to play with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.’ Because there’s no way that they’re going to get either one of those guys—Philly that is—in exchange for Ben, it just won’t happen.”