With the trade deadline approaching, the 76ers are still unable to smoothly push the trade involving Ben Simmons, of course, which is related to the team's strategy of insisting on driving Simmons trade only if it gets enough heavy chips in return.
But as it stands, the 76ers seem unlikely to push for a deal of the same level involving players like Lillard or Beal, and if management wants to get out of Simmons' farce as soon as possible, they'd better lower their expectations and accept some offers. The advice given by the US media Grant Afses is that the 76ers can try to promote the following deals with the Knicks and The Lone Ranger:
The Lone Ranger gets: Ben Simmons, Kemba Walker
Knicks get: Charles Busty
76ers get: Jaylen Bronson, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dorian Finney Smith, 2025 first-round picks (from the Lone Rangers, Lotto protection)
In the above deal, the Lone Ranger can promote the trade of Ben Simmons and Kemba Walker with the exception of Doncic and Porzingis, two All-Star players, in which case the Lone Ranger will also be able to build a "Big Four" lineup.
Some time ago, it was reported that the Lone Ranger's promotion of ben Simmons' trade in the case of sending Porzingis would be a meaningful move, but in this deal, the Lone Ranger sacrificed players such as Bronson, Hardaway and Finney Smith, and of course, there is also a future first-round draft pick, but it is still a very worthwhile move in the case of being able to exchange Simmons and Walker.
As for the Knicks' biggest purpose in pushing the deal is to send Kemba Walker, of course, they can also get a player like Charles Bussi in return.
Overall, the biggest prerequisite for whether the deal can become a reality is whether the 76ers are willing to accept the reward of getting 3 role players and a first-round pick (or being protected by the lottery), and from the author's point of view, the 76ers are unlikely to accept such chips, which is why the deal is not so realistic.