— LakerTom (@LakerTom) September 9, 2023
The Brooklyn Nets’ center and forward Ben Simmons might get traded to Los Angeles Lakers this offseason. The Lakers have always desired to pair LeBron James with a plus size playmaker and their dream might come true. They have been a great team and why wouldn’t they be? They have got King James and Anthony Davis running rampant for them.
The LSU Tigers product played 42 games for the Nets last season and averaged 6.9 points, 6.1 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 56.6 percent from the field. The Lakers would love to win a championship before LeBron leaves and this signing might help them do so. Will they be able to pull it off? Here is all the information you need about the trade between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers involving Ben Simmons.
The Lakers are expected to offer D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura in exchange for the Nets’ #10 and a 2027 first round pick. The NBA world had high expectations from the 27 year old, he was supposed to be the next LeBron James but he is far from it at the moment. The comparison and expectations might have affected him. Will the Lakers take the risk of signing a declining player rather than making a win now move?
I would make this trade. Russell and Rui for Ben and a FRP.
Simmons could be terrific alongside LeBron and AD. Great playmaker and defender.