Brian Windhorst, Who First Broke Ben Simmons Trade News, Drops Big News on His Return to Court

Ben Simmons finally got his wish. He had requested a trade at the start of the season and after months of speculation, it finally happened. Simmons was traded to the Brooklyn Nets along with Seth Curry and Andre Drummond. On the other hand, the Philadelphia 76ers got James Harden and Paul Millsap in exchange.

The Nets are excited to acquire Simmons as Harden wasn’t happy with the situation in Brooklyn and wanted out. With this trade, the Nets locker room seems uplifted. They will want to see Ben Simmons in a Nets uniform soon. But unfortunately, that might take a while.

Brian Windhorst says Ben Simmons is nowhere close to return

Windhorst gives his thoughts on when Simmons is gonna return. He says,” Rich Paul, Ben’s agent told me over the weekend that Ben is now considered ‘week-to-week’. He’s frankly not close…I don’t even know if he’s gonna be back in March.”

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This is not good news to the Nets, as Kevin Durant is still out due to injury. And with Kyrie Irving unable to play home games, the road ahead looks very difficult. But they still are in the eighth spot in the eastern conference.

Simmons has not played in a game since the Sixers lost to the Atlanta Hawks. Alongside other factors that are keeping him from making his debut for the nets, Ben is also dealing with some back issues.

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But make no mistake, Ben is one of the best players in the league when he’s healthy. He may be hesitant to shoot or unable to take threes, but his vision is otherworldly. Ben is one of the fastest players in the league and he is also one of the most athletic. Furthermore, he is also one of the best defenders in the league.

The Nets will hope that they will get this version of Ben Simmons as, with KD next to this side, he has the opportunity to learn from one of the greatest scorers of all time.