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NBA Trades: 3-team trade would land Ben Simmons on Atlanta Hawks

By Jack Simone

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the first half against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on February 24, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the first half against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on February 24, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MAY 06: John Collins #20 of the Atlanta Hawks dunks the ball in the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on May 06, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana, NBA Trades: 3-team trade would land Ben Simmons on Atlanta Hawks. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

NBA Trades: 3-team trade would land Ben Simmons on Atlanta Hawks: Teams

First and foremost, the Hawks would be interested for the reasons stated on the previous slide. They are looking to put themselves in a position to win a title, and sometimes that involves taking risks.

Trading for a player like Simmons is obviously a risk, but if that risk pays off, then the Hawks would have an All-NBA-caliber forward on their roster who has Defensive Player of the Year potential.

As for the Nets, they are in a very weird place as a franchise. It’s looking like they could end up having to trade Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving this summer, so trading Simmons as well makes some sense.

They could choose to begin their pseudo-rebuild around Simmons, but tearing everything down and starting from scratch with a whole new squad could also be very beneficial.

Lastly, the Indiana Pacers would get involved in this trade as a third team, swapping some assets and recouping some draft capital. They’re about to enter a full-on rebuild, so that would be beneficial for them.

They just traded point guard Malcolm Brogdon for essentially nothing but a first-round pick, so getting any sort of value for their veteran pieces seems to be their game plan as they begin to reset around Tyrese Haliburton.

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