Overview
- HoopsHype reports the Bucks have kept tabs on Anfernee Simons as a potential trade target.
- Simons, 26, is in the final year of a roughly $100 million deal at about $27.6 million, and the Celtics remain more than $12 million over the luxury-tax threshold.
- League reporting indicates Boston has been unwilling to include a first-round pick, limiting straightforward trade constructions before the Feb. 6 deadline.
- Milwaukee’s limited draft assets hinder a serious pursuit despite the team’s recent slide and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s public call for accountability.
- Earlier offseason discussions with the Nets stalled, and Simons has settled into a bench role in Boston at about 13.9 points per game on efficient three-point shooting.