Should The New York Knicks trade for Ben Simmons?

Ben Simmons is one of the most controversial players in the NBA, and as a result, has been plastered everywhere including on “Knicks Twitter.”

The New York Knicks and Simmons now have something in common, they were both eliminated from the 2021 NBA playoffs at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks. With his Philadelphia 76ers’ exit from play, NBA fans and media have once again risen from the woodwork to criticize the 6’11” point guard.

For years now, the fit of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid has been questioned, and the Sixers eventually fall short in their chase for a championship. Embiid just finished second in the league in MVP voting, an award he very likely could have won had he not went down to injury for a portion of the regular season. This, along with the prospect that Simmons is a player with a max contract barely averaging double-digit points per game who was kept rather than traded for James Harden earlier this year, is just the latest in a mounting pile of evidence that suggests Philly should move on from Simmons.

Ben Simmons Isn’t A Superstar, but Can He Still Help The Knicks?

The question now is, who trades for Simmons? His value is certainly at an all-time low. No way does he now get consideration for being traded in exchange for a player of Harden’s caliber. There are legitimate gripes with Simmons as a potential impact player on a championship roster, at least when assuming he is to have the same role he’s had in Philadelphia for another team. His deficiencies so far have made it look like he is incapable of being the second-best player on such a roster.

So, with the Knicks in need of a point guard and looking to upgrade the roster in hopes of contending, would making a move for Simmons make sense? Let’s discuss…