Overview

• Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix relayed that rival executives expect Boston will need to include draft capital, likely second-rounders, to move Anfernee Simons.
• Team motive centers on cutting luxury-tax obligations and preserving flexibility as Jayson Tatum rehabs, according to multiple reports.
• Hoops Wire’s Sam Amico linked the Bucks as a potential destination, and Heavy outlined a speculative package sending Simons to Milwaukee.
• ClutchPoints reports no trade appears imminent before training camp, with Boston prioritizing added depth, short-term money, and keeping Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser.
• Simons is valued as a proven scorer yet viewed as a defensive minus on a sizable expiring salary, factors that have reduced his trade market.