The NBA trade rumors on the Ben Simmons front are making loud noises again. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Philadelphia 76ers are willing to wait out a Simmons trade with Brooklyn Nets star James Harden on their mind. But in terms of inquiring with the Sixers about Simmons, the Nets are behind the Sacramento Kings and the Atlanta Hawks, per Charania.
Sacramento and Atlanta have been among the most engaged recently in talks on Simmons, sources said, but team officials with those organizations doubt the 76ers will lower the price threshold for Simmons before Feb. 10. Between now and Feb. 10, the 76ers will continue taking calls and examining potential framework of offers presented to them.
The Sixers have an unsurprisingly expensive price label on Simmons according to the NBA trade rumors.
For Simmons, the 76ers have asked the Kings for guard Tyrese Haliburton and multiple first-round picks, and asked for a package around John Collins and multiple first-round picks from the Hawks along with Atlanta taking on Tobias Harris, multiple sources tell The Athletic. The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the Kings do not plan to move De’Aaron Fox or Haliburton and want to build around them.
The Kings' stance on De'Aaron Fox seems to be a fluid one and depends on what they can come away with in such a package that would include the guard. It was recently rumored that Sacramento has changed its tune on trading Fox and that the Kings are now willing to trade him if it would mean that they will secure Domantas Sabonis from the Indiana Pacers or Simmons from the Sixers.
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