Disgruntled Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has made it known to the front office that he wants a trade and doesn't plan on reporting to training camp. Apparently, if Rich Paul has his way, Simmons won't be the only young Sixers player on his way out of Philly.
Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey is also a Klutch client, and Jason Dumas is reporting that Paul wants both of his clients out of Philly. Dumas claims “there's a high chance” that Maxey will be a part of any Simmons trade. Furthermore, he says a few local organizations have been told to cancel community events with Maxey because of this.
Here are more details:
A few local Philadelphia based organizations had planned on partnering with Maxey on some community events. They were told to cancel those plans. Paul would not like Maxey to grow roots in Philly if he could be gone.
— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) August 31, 2021
This seems pretty excessive given there's no evidence Maxey has any issue with the Sixers, and we know the franchise values him highly. Philly reportedly wanted to keep Maxey out of James Harden trade offers. The youngster had a promising rookie season as a bench piece in 2020-21.
However, it's also worth remembering that Paul was recently hit by a Nerlens Noel lawsuit involving the Sixers:
Important to know/remember amid the Sixers’ current circumstances. pic.twitter.com/cBfgkqHjaS
— Jason Dumas (@JDumasReports) August 27, 2021
Is Rich Paul trying to get back at the Sixers for this? That's unclear, but there's plenty of drama involving Paul and the Philly organization right now.
Simmons is almost certainly going to be traded. The writing has been on the wall for a long time. The Sixers have been looking for an absurd trade haul, and they're going to have to lower their asking price to work something out after this ultimatum.
It will be fascinating to see if Maxey actually wants up gone as well. Stay tuned.
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