In February of this year, the Nets reproduced an earthquake-level trade, and during the period when the team's record has been declining, the management has the same attitude, they used Harden as a chip to make a big deal in exchange for Simmons and Curry Jr. and Zhuang Shen, Harden is a mercenary invited by the team, and Irving even if it is excessive, without KD's consent, management will not easily shoot him.
In this way, Simmons came to the team and became a new hope for reviving the Nets, before Which gave the illusion that Durant had also returned to the team, which gave people the illusion that everything was fine, Curry Jr. and Zhuang Shen made the team more powerful, the Nets returned to the ranks of competitors on the verge of being eliminated, and they became stronger without Harden.
In fact, this is an illusion, and the illusion is punctured when it is against the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. At the time when the real knife and real gun were against the top teams in the East, the Nets exposed their weakness on the offensive end and the ugly appearance of the flawed defensive end, at this time everyone began to think of Simmons, and coincidentally Simmons was exposed at a critical moment with a back injury and could not play.
Throughout the season, he always had all sorts of excuses to escape the game, like the wolf came, and now the fans no longer believe his words and are very disgusted by his "evasion" of the game. However, the nets general manager recently came forward to say that Simmons did have an injury to his back: "He underwent an MRI after a back sore recurrence before the fourth game, and the results showed that the hernia had expanded and he could only undergo surgery. ”
Here's what the ESPN news was: Hours after the Nets guard was preparing for game four against the Celtics, it was reported that his back pain was re-emerging and he was excluded from the game. Originally, Simmons had undergone painless rehabilitation training to prepare for a comeback after recovering from a herniated disc, but another injury made it difficult for him to play, and he had hoped to wear the team uniform and play with his teammates, hoping that Nash would use him for a limited time.
Perhaps for many fans, the results of this report and the truth have not changed for the facts, but this has a different meaning, the truth shows that Simmons still has the determination to play for the Nets, the second half of the season plus the playoffs did not appear all because of psychological problems, not playing for a long time, his physical and health problems also need a period of time to adjust to adapt.
Most fans question his mobility and ability, and some hope that he will be sent away as soon as possible, in the final analysis, it does not believe in Simmons or believes that he will not play for the Nets again, but now it seems that he can work for the team once he is back to health. Next season for the Nets, for Simmons is a new start, the Nets with Simmons such a high-quality organization forward will have a lot of offensive combinations, if he is the main controller, can release a lot of offensive pressure for KD and Irving, their efficiency will be improved; defense needless to say, the league's top outside and forward defenders, in the starting appearance can improve the Nets' defensive efficiency, his arrival may be able to change this super team that has been questioned since its establishment.