The Detroit Pistons have been linked to Ben Simmons as a team “still inquiring” about the disgruntled Sixers’ point guard’s availability, according to Sixers beat writer Keith Pompey.
Do I think a deal will happen? No, not at all. Will that prevent stories like this that link a handful of teams to Simmons from now until the day he is traded? No, not at all? Do I think the Pistons actually called about Simmons’ availability at some point? Without a doubt.
But once you’re one of those teams reported to be in the mix, it’s hard to escape as a “team of interest.