NBA News: These Are The 6 Teams That Are Reportedly Interested In Trading For Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons

According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors are interested in trading for Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Author:
Ben Stinar
Oct 3, 2021 11:31 PM EDT

According to Keith Pompey (read article in the Philadelphia Inquirer here) there are six teams that are interested in trading for Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers right now.

The teams Pompey names can be seen in his Tweet with the article embedded above.

He mentions the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors.

Simmons is still holding out from the team, and according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (see Tweet below), the 76ers were scheduled to pay Simmons $8.25 million on Friday and did not.

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