NBA rumors: Nets expected to gauge Ben Simmons' trade value this summer
When the Brooklyn Nets shipped out both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving ahead of the trade deadline last week, it left Ben Simmons looking like Will Smith in the series finale of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Just a man alone in an empty room with no one or nothing else around him. Here's a visual to jog your memory: Fresh Prince Room GIFfrom Fresh Prince GIFs It was an end to the superteam era in Brooklyn that lasted a very drama-filled one-and-a-half years. An era whose descent began when James Harden requested a trade from the Nets during the 2022 trade deadline, which resulted in Simmons being sent from the Philadelphia 76ers to Brooklyn. Simmons, who similarly wanted out of Philly like Harden wanted to leave Brooklyn, was expected to get a fresh start with the Nets, but that, too, could come to an end soon. The two-time All-Defensive player has shown little signs of the All-Star caliber player he was with th...