Longshot Simmons trade idea:
Indiana needs defense, particularly at the PF/wing positions. They've got lots of passing and shooting and some great P&R guards. They've also got two good young centers who are proved pretty incompatible on-court together. Obviously, a young C as a main asset isn't interesting to Philly. Toronto desperately needs a young C. They've got assets that Philly wants. So:
to Philly: Lowry/Boucher/lottery-protected Toronto FRP
to Indiana: Simmons/Toronto second-round pick
to Toronto: Whichever of Turner/Sabonis Indiana wants to move / Holiday
Why this is a long shot: I think that Philly and Toronto would both be happy with this. Indiana's got player-personnel issues and are burning through coaches. Throw a difficult-to-coach guy into the mix and it makes it a tough situation for a new HC, plus Senator's point about Simmons checking out in somewhere like Sacramento probably holds true in Indiana, too.
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