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Ben Simmons Back to the Heat Fans Lay Out Their Terms as Kevin Durant s Nets Reportedly Reveal Huge Interest in NBA All-Star

Published 07/20/2022, 3:01 PM EDTBy Feb 16, 2022; New York, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons (10) and forward Kevin Durant (7) watch from the bench during the second quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Last season the Brooklyn Nets traded for superstar Ben Simmons from the Philadelphia 76ers. It was considered a blockbuster move even though things went sour between Simmons and the 76ers. Adding Simmons to the superstar duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving looked great on paper. Fans and experts expected Ben Simmons to hit the ground running. They expected the Australian to bring in the much-required defensive and physical ability to the team. However, things didn’t go as planned as he missed the whole season through injury. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The trade deadline week is here and teams are on high alert to add valuable pieces to their roster. As per recent reports, the Nets are in the market for Bam Adebayo. This trade seems to make sense for the Nets as Adebayo brings physicality and defense to the table which the Nets have arguably lacked. But the Miami Heat will not likely let him go easily as he is one of the most important players for them. Fans took to Twitter to share their opinion about the prospect of the Nets obtaining Adebayo. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad So they must gone trade Ben Simmons back to the heat ? Or they might try to move him to another team. — shad? (@KiddRichh22) Brooklyn, we are NOT trading bam get over it bruh — ‏ْ (@TrolledByJimmy) Mitchell it is — Bald Jimmy Butler (@baldjimmybutler) Yeah then we’re not getting KD. And I’m okay with that cause we’re not interested in giving up Bam, as we should be — Jonathan C (@AlphaJona12) And we’re not going to trade Ben at the bottom of his value. Beat it with these garbage trades that aren’t happening — Roof (@lolasportstalk) Much like the Nets, the were also beaten by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. and the Heat struggled against the Celtics and lost the series 4-3. In this series, Adebayo 15 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.

The future of once-promising Ben Simmons

The made the playoffs and faced a strong team in the first round. The arguably much physical and defensively sound Celtics made life hard for Irving and Durant. And the duo struggled throughout the series. The Celtics comfortably won the first three games of the series. For the elimination game, it was rumored that Simmons might suit up to help his team. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Unfortunately for the Nets, the young guard decided to sit out, and the Celtics swept them. Ben Simmons received a lot of backlash from fans and former payers for not playing a single second for the Nets while getting paid. NBA legends like and publicly criticized Simmons. However, Simmons has had back surgery and is now in rehab. Furthermore, he is expected to return when the season starts on October 15. And it looks like trading away Ben Simmons is not the Nets’ top priority at the moment. The future of superstars and is still hanging in the balance. And the Nets are focussed on the duo. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Also, since the value of is at an all-time low, the Nets might not get a good return from him. So they could opt to play him this season which could help raise his value. Where do you think Irving and KD will be playing next season? Let us know in the comments below.

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ADVERTISEMENT Bagavathi Eswaran 702 articlesBagavathi Eswaran is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He has been playing the game of basketball for more than 20 years now and has also been following the NBA for more than 10 years. After not being able to go pro, this former college player decided to join the IT industry.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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