For months, trade rumors have circulated around the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers, painting them as potential trade partners for one another in a Ben Simmons-centered deal. Today, The Athletic’s senior NBA insider Shams Charania provided an update on Philadelphia’s brewing situation with their disgruntled star.
According to Charania, the Sixers offered a trade that would have sent Simmons to the Trail Blazers in exchange for a huge number of future draft picks and swaps. That revelation came via video in a breaking news segment:
“The Portland Trail Blazers and Pacers have lead dogs in CJ McCollum and Malcolm Brogdon who could entice the 76ers in a potential package.