MIAMI — Draft night belonged to Ben Simmons.
The summer now belongs to Kevin Durant.
With Simmons going No. 1 in the draft to Philadelphia and Brandon Ingram following one pick later to the Los Angeles Lakers, the most predictable part of the NBA offseason is complete.
What comes next is really anyone’s guess. Free agency begins July 1, but it’s already clear some teams aren’t waiting for the shopping window to open before starting their summertime roster-remodeling. Derrick Rose — the first MVP who will call Madison Square Garden home since the 1970s — has already been sent to the New York Knicks, and Oklahoma City traded Serge Ibaka to Orlando on draft night in a deal that made a huge splash.