Does Simmons News Today

Reporting on Nets coaching candidates, Sean Marks' future, Nic Claxton’s free agency, what’s next for Mikal Bridges, Ben Simmons, Cam Thomas

In this week's mailbag, readers have questions about the Broncos' approach at the NFL trade deadline, P.J. Locke's performance in place of Kareem Jackson, Sunday's pivotal game against Houston and more.

Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers has turned into a spectacular study in team skepticism, player agency, and media effects on athletes.

Will Pennix:

Ben Simmons has seen his scoring average take a bit of a dip this season. Ben Simmons would be a Kia MVP candidate in the 1970s and ‘80s, and perhaps a top-five player in the ‘90s and the early 2000s. In this era, he’s an elite player with a mustard stain on his jersey. He is, as you know, a non-shooter in a league that — for better or worse — has drifted away from the rim. In that sense, that part of Simmons’ game is outdated much like an 8-track player, floppy disk and rotary phon...