Trade him, fix him?: What the Sixers should do with Ben Simmons

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Sixers are at a crossroad. And standing in that intersection is Ben Simmons.

What do they do with the All-Star guard while their other star, Joel Embiid, is in the prime of his career?
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Simmons shrunk in that playoff loss to Atlanta.

• ESPN source: Simmons is 'constantly babied,'

That dunk he passed up late in Game 7 was the most damning play -- but there were plenty of other issues.

Here's one: Simmons' lack of aggressiveness late in games. In the 4th quarters of Games 4, 5, 6 and 7 combined, Simmons didn't attempt a single shot.

Here's another: Simmons missed 30 free throws in the series, shooting a miserable 33% from the line.

But coach Doc Rivers feels Simmons' deficiencies are fixable.



But is it really?
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Perhaps.

Or the Sixers could move on and trade Simmons.

Sixers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey would not directly comment on a possible trade -- but he did say he would do whatever he could to improve the roster.

• Morey says majority of NBA would love to be in 76ers' situation

And he conceded, this roster -- as currently constructed -- is not good enough.

This will be an interesting - and perhaps franchise-defining off-season for the Sixers.