Unfortunately, then, that immediately disqualifies the following teams: Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Denver Nuggets. The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks are also very close to the first apron and could struggle to sign him as well.

Ben Simmons’ colossal disappointment of a Nets tenure is all but over. The point guard who has missed 189 out of a possible 246 games across his two-plus years in Brooklyn was finalizing a buyout with the team Friday, according to ESPN.

On Friday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the Nets are finalizing a buyout agreement with Simmons. He previously revealed that teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers are interested in his services.

The Nets lost to the Wizards 119-102 after a second half that saw them trail by as many as 25 points due to the overall lack of effectiveness from Brooklyn on both ends of the flo

The Nets‘ three-game winning streak came to an end in blowout fashion Wednesday night inside Barclays Center. Despite trading away Kyle Kuzma and Jonas Valanciunas earlier in the day, the ailing Washington Wizards were the clear aggressors from the opening tap and systematically dismantled Brooklyn 119-102 The Wizards opened the game on a 10-2 run and built a 21-9 lead with 5:47