Quote from: Fredomago on July 25, 2025, 10:24:49 PM

Quote from: danherbias07 on July 25, 2025, 03:00:55 PM

Why Ben Simmons to the Boston Celtics is not as wild as it sounds to some
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It might wrankle a certain subset of Boston Celtics fans, but the idea of former Los Angeles Clippers big man Ben Simmons playing for Boston is not as wild as some might seem to think it to be. The Celtics, for their part, are looking for potential diamonds in the rough in what will be a down year for the storied ball club while star forward Jayson Tatum recovers from a torn Achilles tendon. And on the Simmons side of things, the former No. 2 overall pick has tarnished his value -- whether you believe that it is his fault or not -- during his time with the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets.

I don't like it for the Boston Celtics, but they need a good player there in exchange for Tatum while he is still healing. He may not be as productive offensively as Tatum, but a player with ball-handling skills plus the big body for rebounding skills could be a good option for them. Strengthen the defense and let JB do the work on offense.
It's not a bad choice, but maybe a short contract will be fine until JT is back.

A lift that can provide help for JB, better than nothing and as you mentioned a short contact while JT still recovering, hopefully Simmons will provide them some decent numbers, I see good games from him while playing with clippers unlike when he's still with the Nets, might be possible to give him decent minutes, though he's no longer a offensive type of a player but he got the height and if by chance he can also penetrate to make a basket. Will be depend with how the coach will use him I guess.

And more on the mentality side of Ben Simmons, he should really be focusing on his game if he wanted to stay in the NBA. We all know what happened to him in Philly and it seems that he can't get over with it. It's like it's playing in his mind, although in the beginning he was not like that, he has been putting great numbers and even compare to Lebron before. So if he can get over that hump then he will be a good addition to the Celtics team. He can still ball and pass but he should have his confidence back. He was decent in Clippers but he wasn't given enough time though to developed that self-confidence. He is also known to be a good defense, so that is also a big plus for the Boston Celtics.