Ben Simmons Suggests He Would Welcome a Trade Back to Philadelphia

Ben Simmons went from messiah to pariah, faster than nearly anyone in Philadelphia sports history. One minute he is the savior of the city alongside Joel Embiid. Then he passes out of a dunk leading to his team losing. He follows that up by throwing a hissy fit all Summer long, and he becomes public enemy number 1. Everyone assumed when he was traded, that was the end of Ben Simmons and the Sixers forever. Which is fair. Usually, that is the type of thing that ends a relationship forever. But maybe not? Ben Simmons spoke recently and suggested that he may be interested in playing for the Sixers again.

I'm sorry, but what? A couple of years ago, you wanted nothing to do with Philly or the Sixers. You refused to even play or practice while awaiting a trade. He was telling his teammates not to come out to LA and see him. His agency at the time, Klutch Sports, was leaking nonsense to the media to try and make the Sixers look bad. Now you want to come back?

Is this Ben Simmons trolling us? Or did he mature over the last two seasons of barely playing Basketball and seeing his reputation as a basketball player take a nosedive? And if he did want to come back, would we even accept him? Philly fans have matured a bit, evident from how we treated a struggling Trea Turner. But accepting Ben Simmons back would be a whole new level for Philly fans, who have good reason to hold a grudge against the former Sixers All-Star.

Most likely, it is just him talking. Ben is not a fix to the problems the Sixers have, and we have seen this team flounder with him as the PG. Unless he finally decides to shoot, it is not clear how a 2nd run with Simmons would be any different than the first. So a reunion is not in store for the two sides any time soon. It is just another baffling chapter in the story that is Ben Simmons.

The Sixers have a new head coach. After yet another 2nd round exit, they decided it was time for a coaching change. Doc Rivers was fired, and the head coach search began. Although Daryl Morey told us it would be a long search, it turns out that was not true. Nick Nurse was the first guy the Sixers interviewed. They brought in a couple more guys for an interview, but they went back to the fire interview. A few days back it was reported the Sixers were hiring Nick Norse to be their next coach. And today they introduced Nick Nurse as the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.

He spoke to the media for the first time today, giving Sixers fans their first taste of what he is like. but shortly after that, he also joined us on the Best Show Ever. He talked about a range of things. His plans to get more out of Embiid. What type of defense he would run? What he thinks Tyrese Maxey's ceiling could be. Why he chose to coach the Sixers when he reportedly had other offers? What type of person Sixers fans will be seeing in him as the coach And much more.