Now that the NBA trade deadline has passed, there haven’t been many rumors connected to the Sixers. They’ve been able to leave the Ben Simmons saga behind and press on with the James Harden era in Philadelphia. But today we’ve received a new report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania with a few pieces of information regarding Bradley Beal and the uncertainty of when Simmons will make his debut for the Nets.
Firstly, Charania explained that the Sixers did work on a potential deal for Beal this season, before the trade deadline and the opportunity to acquire James Harden emerged:
The 76ers did their due diligence with the Wizards on Beal throughout the season, but many across the NBA say it was much more than that.