Just when you allowed yourself to accept there would not be a Ben Simmons blockbuster this deadline, a big news story woke you up out of your dejected stupor and breathed new life in your flaccid lungs.
Let’s go for an internet tour and find some of the latest.
First, the Shams Bomb of the week. The latest on a Ben Simmons-James Harden swap per Shams Charania:
“There’s expectation that both the 76ers and Nets will engage in dialogue on a deal around Simmons for Harden, multiple sources say, with Philadelphia holding a chest of role players in Seth Curry, Tyrese Maxey and Matisse Thybulle that could sweeten a potential package.