{"id":706991,"date":"2021-09-01T16:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=706991"},"modified":"2021-09-01T16:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T20:06:10","slug":"ben-simmons-wants-out-of-philadelphia-sixers-only-have-themselves-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-simmons-wants-out-of-philadelphia-sixers-only-have-themselves-to-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Simmons Wants Out Of Philadelphia, Sixers Only Have Themselves To Blame"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-simmons-wants-out-of-philadelphia-sixers-only-have-themselves-to-blame%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=706991&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1296744513.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>There really was only one way that the Ben Simmons saga in Philadelphia was going to end.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Simmons wanting out.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/76ers-ben-simmons-trade-discussion-nba-training-camp-20210831.html\"><span>Philadelphia Inquirer<\/span><\/a><span> reported that Simmons informed Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 management that he does not intend to report to training camp and no longer wishes to be a Philadelphia 76er.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The conversations around the two stars\u2019 ability to coexist have been swirling for years, but they really gained steam after the Sixers lost in seven games to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simmons had a brutal postseason after averaging a career-low 14.3 points per game in the regular season. He averaged just 9.9 points per game against the Hawks, much of which could be attributed <\/span><span>to his horrendous free-throw shooting during the playoffs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simmons \u2014 a 60% free-throw shooter during the regular season \u2014 dipped to a historically low 34.2% in the postseason. His struggles at the line made him hesitant to even have the ball in his hands, which is somewhat of a problem for the point guard of a team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During the seven-game series against Atlanta, Simmons attempted just three total shots in the fourth quarter and didn\u2019t have a single fourth-quarter attempt in the last four games of the series.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the Sixers were eliminated from the playoffs, Embiid and head coach Doc Rivers threw Simmons under the proverbial bus, essentially guaranteeing that his time in a Sixers uniform had come to an end.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll be honest: I thought the turning point was when we had an open shot, and we made one free throw and we missed the other, and they came down and scored,\u201d Embiid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2021\/06\/21\/ben-simmons-joel-embiid\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> after the game, referring to Simmons passing up a dunk in the fourth quarter of game seven.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rivers was just as harsh, saying he didn\u2019t know if Simmons could be a point guard on a championship team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s no secret that president of basketball operations Daryl Morey had explored moving on from Simmons when James Harden became available, with most reports detailing Simmons as the center of a trade package. Harden was eventually traded to the Brooklyn Nets in what will now be viewed as a disastrous failure to obtain adequate value for Simmons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rivers, Embiid, and the Sixers organization have let it get to this point, with Simmons reportedly no longer wanting to be part of the organization moving forward. Knowing that Simmons has stated his desire to be traded, his trade value just plummeted. Getting a player of Simmons\u2019 value in return? No shot.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Wednesday, Embiid attempted to distance himself from a USA TODAY report that the \u201crift\u201d between the two superstars had grown untenable and that Sixers management had to choose which player they wanted to keep.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSources \u201cTrust me bro\u201d!! Stop using my name to push people\u2019s agendas,\u201d Embiid posted to Twitter. \u201cI love and hate drama. I love playing with Ben. Stats don\u2019t lie. He\u2019s an amazing player and we all didn\u2019t get the job done. It\u2019s on me personally. I hope everyone is back cuz we know we\u2019re good enough to win.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8297872340426\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources \u201cTrust me bro\u201d!! Stop using my name to push people\u2019s agendas. I love and hate drama. I love playing with Ben. Stats don\u2019t lie. He\u2019s an amazing player and we all didn\u2019t get the job done. It\u2019s on me personally. I hope everyone is back cuz we know we\u2019re good enough to win <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1kq9VI9byE\">https:\/\/t.co\/1kq9VI9byE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel \u201cTroel\u201d Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelEmbiid\/status\/1433067490481946626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Maybe the reports are in fact false, but Embiid still played a role in Simmons wanting out of Philadelphia.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He could have come to his teammates\u2019 defense after bowing out of the playoffs, choosing to take the high road, and saying that he looked forward to getting better with the former first-overall pick. But he didn\u2019t, instead allowing his emotions to get the best of him, and this is the result.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not only does Simmons no longer want to play in Philadelphia, but he just ended any chance of Morey and the Sixers getting anything back in a trade to be proud of.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If Simmons is indeed traded, the Sixers will not have a single one of their number one overall draft picks \u2014 Simmons and Markelle Fultz \u2014on the roster after years of purposely tanking for the top spot in the draft.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s a failure at the highest level, and the Sixers have no one but themselves to blame. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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