NBA Legend Isiah Thomas Was Wrong About Ben Simmons

Back in 2021, Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas did an interview with Shaquille O'Neal (via NBA on TNT).

Thomas made a lot of good points about how the 76ers could have handled the situation with Simmons better.

That said, the Detroit Pistons legend also said he would be willing to trade for Simmons (if he were another team).

Thomas: "I absolutely trade for Ben Simmons... To me, Ben Simmons is not a broken player. He was their best defender, he was an All-Star and he led them in assists."

While Thomas (in the interview) brought up a lot of good points, Simmons has been unable to return to anywhere close to his All-Star form.

The 76ers traded the former LSU to the Brooklyn Nets in 2022.

After part of four seasons with the franchise, he was bought out of his contract earlier this year (and finished the season with the LA Clippers).

Via Legion Hoops (on February 8): "The Ben Simmons Nets era is over:

- 6.5 PPG
- 6.3 APG
- 6.2 RPG
- $86.3M made

Insane."

Simmons finished the season with averages of 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists per contest while shooting 52.0% from the field in 51 games.

He is currently a free agent on August 4.