Ben Simmons, 76ers Working On Resolution To Report To Team

[RealGM Wiretap]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Rich Paul have progressed in talks on a resolution to bring Ben Simmons back to the team in the near future.

Discussions are ongoing and the plan is for the 76ers to continue to canvass the league for an acceptable trade.

The chances have increased that Simmons will report to the 76ers over the past few days.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

[RipCityKJ]

That didn’t take long. He stuck to refusing to work on his game longer than holding out his demands lol, what a little punk.

[kalel123]

You want this to happen so players around the league don't get the wrong idea in the future but at the same time, this empowers Daryl Morey to be even more arrogant in his ways. So unfortunate.

[castor777]

You want this to happen so players around the league don't get the wrong idea in the future but at the same time, this empowers Daryl Morey to be even more arrogant in his ways. So unfortunate.

It’s been a very messy (yet very entertaining) situation to see play out, but the only way for the Sixers to get descent assets in return for Simmons is to play him right now. His stock is at an all time low because of this, but a few triple doubles and wins in the regular season could change that. I’ll be very curious to see how this soap opera wraps up.

[rzzzzz]

Were folks saying the league was experiencing lower viewer ratings? This would be some real must watch TV.

[HighRyzer83]

Simmons: maybe we should have thought this through
Rich Paul: man, I don't even have a diploma.

[TheCage4]

The threat of lost money will sway some (Wiggins), while the actual loss of money will move others (Simmons).

I’m interested to see how long before Kyrie caves.

[stlboy]

There’s nothing positive about bringing Simmons back to the team. The relationship is not repairable. That’s like staying in a marriage to be around your kids, but you know your wife doesn’t love you anymore. A toxic situation, and Simmons shouldn’t report back to the team; being there is not going to increase the trade value. 76ers just need to sign off on the best trade, and keep it moving.

[23artest23]

There’s nothing positive about bringing Simmons back to the team. The relationship is not repairable. That’s like staying in a marriage to be around your kids, but you know your wife doesn’t love you anymore. A toxic situation, and Simmons shouldn’t report back to the team; being there is not going to increase the trade value. 76ers just need to sign off on the best trade, and keep it moving.

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

[swenjj]

There’s nothing positive about bringing Simmons back to the team. The relationship is not repairable. That’s like staying in a marriage to be around your kids, but you know your wife doesn’t love you anymore. A toxic situation, and Simmons shouldn’t report back to the team; being there is not going to increase the trade value. 76ers just need to sign off on the best trade, and keep it moving.

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

I can't see him coming out and hitting a bunch of 3s.. like you said, everyone knows his game so the price isn't gonna change much.

[jk31]

this whole Stuff is so stupid. do not sign a contract if you dont Plan to fulfill it.

[Sixteen]

There’s nothing positive about bringing Simmons back to the team. The relationship is not repairable. That’s like staying in a marriage to be around your kids, but you know your wife doesn’t love you anymore. A toxic situation, and Simmons shouldn’t report back to the team; being there is not going to increase the trade value. 76ers just need to sign off on the best trade, and keep it moving.

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

[kalel123]

You want this to happen so players around the league don't get the wrong idea in the future but at the same time, this empowers Daryl Morey to be even more arrogant in his ways. So unfortunate.

It’s been a very messy (yet very entertaining) situation to see play out, but the only way for the Sixers to get descent assets in return for Simmons is to play him right now. His stock is at an all time low because of this, but a few triple doubles and wins in the regular season could change that. I’ll be very curious to see how this soap opera wraps up.

IMO if Simmons does come back, he's going to try the old fashioned way. He didn't do all this just to crawl back and play nice now. He'll report and play like a dog out there to force Sixers hand. Morey should be careful what he wishes for because if Simmons purposely dogs it, his value will get even lower and there will be no choice left for them other than to hear out and accept realistic offers, which could get even worse than they are now.

[kalel123]

There’s nothing positive about bringing Simmons back to the team. The relationship is not repairable. That’s like staying in a marriage to be around your kids, but you know your wife doesn’t love you anymore. A toxic situation, and Simmons shouldn’t report back to the team; being there is not going to increase the trade value. 76ers just need to sign off on the best trade, and keep it moving.

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

All Simmons has to do is report back, start playing like a dog, and have Sixers lose games. He has 4 years left on his contract, they can't fine him for bad performance, and he'll figure he'll have plenty of time to build his value back up in FA market after Sixers trade him.

[Pickled Prunes]

There’s nothing positive about bringing Simmons back to the team. The relationship is not repairable. That’s like staying in a marriage to be around your kids, but you know your wife doesn’t love you anymore. A toxic situation, and Simmons shouldn’t report back to the team; being there is not going to increase the trade value. 76ers just need to sign off on the best trade, and keep it moving.

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

PHI shouldn't want to repair it. They should be trading him as soon as possible to get the new faces in before camp is over. PHI has a solid core without Simmons. Getting off his money and adding depth is a win.

[Pickled Prunes]

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

All Simmons has to do is report back, start playing like a dog, and have Sixers lose games. He has 4 years left on his contract, they can't fine him for bad performance, and he'll figure he'll have plenty of time to build his value back up in FA market after Sixers trade him.

Of course they can fine him for intentionally throwing games or making bad plays. Very few of us can get away with intentional negligence at our jobs. (I'm self employed, so I guess I can. )

More importantly, it takes a very special kind of person to have so little pride that you are willing to dog it in front of thousands of fans. People tend to forget that Harden did it in empty arenas.

[Sixteen]

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

All Simmons has to do is report back, start playing like a dog, and have Sixers lose games. He has 4 years left on his contract, they can't fine him for bad performance, and he'll figure he'll have plenty of time to build his value back up in FA market after Sixers trade him.

[Sixteen]

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

All Simmons has to do is report back, start playing like a dog, and have Sixers lose games. He has 4 years left on his contract, they can't fine him for bad performance, and he'll figure he'll have plenty of time to build his value back up in FA market after Sixers trade him.

Comments like this is why is seems some people are more interested in seeing Philly get screwed rather than what's good for the league. Why would Ben do that, and why as a fan of the game would you even want a player to do that?

[Sixteen]

I agree and if the rest of the leagues GMs have a head on their shoulders, they won't be increasing their offers. It's an untenable situation that Philly has slowly procured and it's came to a head...playing Ben shouldnt change that in anyone's mind. We know who he is and we know who he isn't.

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

PHI shouldn't want to repair it. They should be trading him as soon as possible to get the new faces in before camp is over. PHI has a solid core without Simmons. Getting off his money and adding depth is a win.

It's about getting his value back up. I'm not Interested in Ben Simmons long term as a Sixers fan, but I'm not going to just give him away like some of these vultures have been salivating for. He's too valuable. You want him, cough up some real value.

[kalel123]

This relationship is not repairable? People have repaired relationships in far worse situations. Only people who were hoping Philly got screwed and ended up traded Ben for peanuts would honestly believe that

All Simmons has to do is report back, start playing like a dog, and have Sixers lose games. He has 4 years left on his contract, they can't fine him for bad performance, and he'll figure he'll have plenty of time to build his value back up in FA market after Sixers trade him.

Comments like this is why is seems some people are more interested in seeing Philly get screwed rather than what's good for the league. Why would Ben do that, and why as a fan of the game would you even want a player to do that?

I blame Sixers as much as I do Simmons for having this happen. As a fan of the game, I would like to see teams stop throwing people under the bus publicly or at least don't act surprised or innocent when they react badly. No, I don't mind seeing that front office (or more specifically Morey) fail. But more than that, I'm just saying Simmons didn't go through all that trouble if he was going to all of a sudden play nice and I'm thinking most reasonable people would deduce that as well. I wouldn't be surprised if he shows them he can play their game, too, and play dirty. You can't pretend Sixers and Morey are innocent in all this, their hands are just as dirty.