The very serious injury of Jayson Tatum The short -term planning of the Boston Celtics. With the extended decline of its superstar, the Massachusetts franchise acted quickly and with the thought that the next 2025/26 campaign will be transition and without aspirations to the title, detaching from players like Kristaps Porzingis y Jrue Holidayboth important in the achievement of the 2023/24 ring.
In return, Boston received the young escort Anfernee Simons and to the power-feet georges niang from Portland Trail Blazers y Atlanta Hawks respectively, two movements that placed the Celtics below the second apron salary, so its economic flexibility and margin of maneuver is slightly higher than yesteryear.
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After consuming these exchanges and still waiting for what happens with the future of Al Horford -What points out of Boston-, Brad Stevens He wants to continue moving either through minimal contracts in free agency as well as via transfer, and a prominent name has already come out to the fore that could wear green next season.
That name would be that of Ben Simmonsthree times All-Star (2019, 2020 y 2021) and currently free agent after finishing their relationship with Los Angeles Clippersteam that he signed in mid -2024/25 after terminating his contract with the Brooklyn Nets of Jordi Fernández. The 29 -year -old Australian has several suitors, including New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Phoenix Suns and their own Celticsand according to ESPN New destination is expected to decide next week with a contract foreseeably downward and short duration.
Ben Simmons ante Joel Embiid.
The Australian, known for his great vocation as a pin, has chained multiple physical problems since his departure from the Philadelphia 76ers and in Brooklyn Nets He has played a total of 90 games in three seasons due to continuous lesions on the back, including a blank year (2022) -in which he was transferred by James Harden– Because of mental health and injury problems.
This last year, Simmons played a total of 51 games between Nets and Clippers, its maximum number of matches played with some averages of 5 points, 4.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds in 22 minutes of game by appearance.
