This writer has already seen enough from Utah after the Jazz lost to a Dallas Mavericks team missing Luka Doncic twice. What does is Simmons finding his way out of a volatile media market like New York City after being eaten alive in Philadelphia.Īnd while we’re at it, the Utah Jazz could probably cease to exist in their current form as well, barring a spectacular and surprising deep playoff run. You ask the Houdini, and those talks don’t need to happen at all. 1 pick chose not to step on the court in the postseason (or at all) opens up an offseason worth of speculation on what this team will do next. The Nets were already ablaze all season with the Kyrie Irving vaccine melodrama, which James Harden couldn’t handle, ultimately leading to the Simmons deal. This man forced his way off the Philadelphia 76ers–opting against playing in any capacity citing back issues and generally poor mental health–only to cancel his debut for the Nets even as his team was down three games to none. Now that the Nets have officially been swept out of the postseason, courtesy of the Boston Celtics as a receipt from last year’s gentleman’s sweep at Brooklyn’s hands, let’s talk about the ever-persistent Ben Simmons problem. By Andrew Hughes 3 weeks ago Follow Tweet