In the last hours the figure of Ben Simmons, a player who has not made his debut in the season since his total disagreement with the Sixers. That revival comes from a rumor matching him to the Atlanta Hawks.
The veteran journalist Marc Steinfrom Substack says Hawks might be interested in clinching the Australian All-Star.
Atlanta is going through a difficult time, far from its brilliant last season. The team is currently out of the play-in in the East and its defense is very fragile to date, occupying one of the worst positions in defensive matters and having conceded 130 or more points in 4 of the last 6 games you have disputed.
From that point of view, the arrival of Simmons would greatly activate Hawks in the rear and would be a perfect complement to Bring young, whose defensive abilities are far from his fantastic offensive abilities.
The Hawks signed free agent contracts Bogdan Bogdanovic Y Danilo Gallinari and long extensions to Trae Young, Clint Chapel, John Collins Y Kevin Huerter. Of all of them, only Young is untouchable. And it is that he is not liking the performance of some of the players who acquired long salary guarantees.
Furthermore, the young Cam Reddish He is on the run, with more options of being traded than signing an extension of his contract, an extension for which he is eligible in the summer of 2022.
The truth is that the general manager of Hawks, Travis Schlenk, has plenty of pieces to maneuver in the market in search of Simmons, in a winter market whose deadline is set on February 10.
According to the rumors that have been coming out, many teams have already investigated the situation of Simmons, including among them the Cavaliers, Kings, Spurs, Pacers and Timberwolves.