Trade & FA 2024-25:

[mvossman]

Watched a video on YouTube just now that tried to tie the rumors together that we had interest in Ben Simmons with the fact we didn’t have any money for Ben Simmons.  The theory was that the interest was real, but when Caleb Martin refused to drop his trade kicker, the opportunity vanished.  I didn’t know if anyone had posted that here (can’t keep up with everything these days).

That makes me further wonder if keeping the deal open like we did was an effort to dump a bit more salary in order to create room under the apron for Simmons.  Summer target?

For a team supposedly in win now mode, seems like we would be better off with a healthy Grimes and Simmons instead of the broken Caleb.  They even had the chance to bail when he failed the physical.  I continue to be baffled by this TDL.