The 2021-22 NBA season is approaching the halfway mark, and the Philadelphia 76ers are still searching for solutions for their situation with Ben Simmons.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing the role of Twitter GM scoping the field for the perfect landing spot for Ben Simmons.
Covering the Atlanta Hawks, it has appeared that the Hawks desperately need help on the defense side of the ball. With Hawks rising star DeAndre Hunter missing time due to injury, the Hawks haven’t found their rhythm defensively. On the offense side of things, the Hawks are one of the best scoring teams in the NBA. When it comes to defensive efficiency, they are in the bottom six in the league.
Back in the beginning of December, I began to believe that the Hawks would be the best team to land Ben Simmons. After watching the go through a six game losing streak at home, I started to envision how much Simmons could help the Hawks and Trae Young emerge as a true contender in the eastern conference.
On the 17th of December, I though out a tweet that the Hawks should trade for Simmons and I have been forming trading on how Hawks GM Travis Schlenk could once again pull off the perfect trade to upgrade his team.
On Christmas Day 2021, as a guest on Atlanta sport radio station 92.9 The Game’s ‘Sam & Greg’ morning show, I shared my thoughts with Greg Clarkson on why the Hawks are the perfect landing spot and who I would package to make the trade work.
Terrell Thomas Trade Prediction:
Hawks: John Collins, Cam Reddish, Danilo Gallinari, Lou Williams, and a future pick
Sixers: Ben Simmons, Tobias Harris, Danny Green
I don’t know if a third team would need to get involved to make the financial part of the deal work but I believe Ben Simmons is the perfect fit for the Hawks. I would hate to see Lou Williams and Cam Reddish leave the Hawks locker room, but I believe Sixers GM Daryl Morey would want both of these talented scorers on his roster.
With the 2021-22 NBA All-Star just around the corner, stay tuned and lets see if the Hawks and Sixers make this possibility a reality.
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