{"id":13055,"date":"2025-07-21T13:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13055\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:55:08","slug":"boston-celtics-showing-interest-in-former-all-star-guard-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13055\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Celtics showing interest in former All-Star guard (report)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Celtics<\/a> are one of four teams that have shown interest in former All-Star forward Ben Simmons according to a new report from NBA insider Marc Stein<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Stein reports that Simmons has had recent talks with the Phoenix Suns about a deal for next season but has also drawn interest from the Knicks, Kings and Boston<\/a> since the start of free agency on June 30. <\/p>\n

The Celtics currently have 15 players on their roster after wrapping up Summer League<\/a> but have been rumored to still be looking at deals involving new additions Anfernee Simons and Georges Niang. The team also has two contracts on the roster that aren\u2019t fully guaranteed for next season (Jordan Walsh, JD Davison). <\/p>\n

Boston currently only has the ability to offer any free agent a veteran\u2019s minimum deal due to their payroll commitments ($207.8 million) that put them just over the second apron. If Boston were to cut significant money from the books in a trade, it could open the door to using the taxpayer midlevel exception.<\/p>\n

Simmons is unlikely to command that type of money on the open market. He was bought out by the Brooklyn Nets last season in the final year of his mammoth deal and signed with the Clippers for the remainder of the year. Simmons averaged 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 51 contests split between the Nets and Clippers. He was a minor part of the Clippers rotation off the bench in the postseason but did little with those minutes, averaging just 0.8 points in eight minutes per game in just five appearances over the Clippers seven-game series loss to the Nuggets. <\/p>\n

The 29-year-old could be drawn to Boston due to the opportunity available in Boston\u2019s rotation with the departure of four key players along with Jayson Tatum\u2019s torn Achilles. Any commitment from Boston\u2019s standpoint would be a tougher sell unless it was for two years in order to keep Simmons in the fold for Tatum\u2019s return. The Celtics signed two free agents to two-year deals this offseason already in Luka Garza and Josh Minott for the veteran\u2019s minimum. <\/p>\n

BETTING: The Celtics regular season wins line is set at 43.5 games over on BetMGM<\/a>. If you\u2019re new to betting and want to learn more about how to bet on sports, check out our Massachusetts sports betting guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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