While there have been plenty of very good cases made for why the Boston Celtics ought to sign him, not everyone thinks that the Celtics should risk signing former Los Angeles Clippers backup big man Ben Simmons.

It could have been the Celtics, who were in the lottery that year and turned out to be lucky not to win it. Boston picked Jaylen Brown, a franchise cornerstone and future NBA Finals MVP at No. 3 and the Sixers got six years of a franchise-denting headache and had to pay him $78,465,475 to endure that.

Ben Simmons’ journey around the NBA is continuing, and it’s not clear where he will go next. After splitting last season between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers, Simmons is on the move again,

Simmons would help plug a couple of gaps within the Celtics rotation. He could ease the loss of Jrue Holiday due to his defensive versatility, and he could help eat some of the playmaking load Jayson Tatum was forced to vacate due to an Achilles tendon injury.

Chris Forsberg and Brian Robb react to reports that the Celtics are interested in Ben Simmons, and debate whether the move makes sense for Boston.Forsberg: Simmons the type of ‘random swing' Celtics m

The NBA offseason has started to pick back up over the last few days, with both the Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers making acquisitions on the buyout market wit

Why are the Boston Celtics rumored to be interested in former Los Angeles Clippers big man Ben Simmons? The former No. 2 overall pick has had some very high-profile issues with his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets,

Four teams have emerged as suitors for Ben Simmons during the free agency period, including Phoenix, Boston, New York, and Sacramento.