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Patrick Beverley Doesn’t Seem to Understand How Trades Work
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One of the teams reportedly interested in Ben Simmons is the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Patrick Beverly was recently traded there.
He quote tweeted this from NBA reporter Ben Stinar:
Facts👀 https://t.co/FaRo3IFJP3
— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) August 31, 2021
Simmons, Russell, KAT, Pat Bev, and Anthony Edwards? Man, what a team!
Problem is, when you trade for a player, you have to give up others in return. So, no, you wouldn’t be adding Ben Simmons to that current group.
Plus, any deal involving the Wolves would have to involve a third team, because Minnesota just doesn’t have what the Sixers are looking for. You’re not adding KAT when you have Embiid. Russell isn’t the guy. Anthony Edwards has a ton of potential and Malik Beasley is a nice piece, but those aren’t guys who put you into NBA Finals/win now mode. Damian Lillard gets you over the hump. A couple of Minnesota guys does not.
Plus, Ben Simmons just bought a 17 million dollar house in California. I am 99.9999999% sure he does not want to play in Minnesota in the winter. If I’m wrong, and he does want to play in Minnesota, I’ll do a backflip off the Mall of America’s front entrance.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com