NBA Rumors: Ben Simmons Prefers Trade to Dallas Mavs?

NBA rumors are starting to swirl as we approach the February 10 trade deadline. According to the latest one, the Dallas Mavericks are one of Ben Simmons preferred destinations.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 12, 2022

With the NBA trade deadline less than a month away, the Dallas Mavericks are playing some of the best basketball they've played in years. Not only is this good for Dallas in the Western Conference standings, but it's also good for the perceived trade value of various players on the roster.

The Mavs might not have enough in the trade asset department to truly get in on the Ben Simmons sweepstakes, given Philadelphia 76ers general manager Daryl Morey's high demands, but according to a report by Sky Sports' Mo Mooncey, Dallas is one of the two places Simmons would like to end up at if he is eventually traded.

Per a source in Simmons camp: his preferred teams in the West are Dallas and (Golden State). He realises GSW is highly unlikely and thinks Philly’s asking price is too steep. (Simmons) fears the 76ers may not trade him at all. - Mooncey via Twitter

The idea of Ben Simmons joining superstar Luka Doncic in Dallas is something we've spent a considerable amount of time talking and writing about at DallasBasketball.com over the last four months. If Simmons could buy into being a Draymond Green-like power forward, he could be the missing piece the Mavs have been looking for to thrust them into title contending status.

Again, though, the 76ers' asking price for Simmons has been well out of the Mavs' budget so far, unless Morey likes what he's seen from Kristaps Porzingis, who has played at an All-Star level this year.

If Philadelphia doesn’t break down at the trade deadline, there's a good chance Simmons might be staying where he's at for at least another six months.

Published Jan 12, 2022

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.