“He’s played his role for us tremendously.”

Simons has been in trade rumors ever since being acquired by the Celtics over the summer in the Jrue Holiday trade. It makes sense from multiple angles. He’s on an expiring $27.7 million contract, so he’s a natural trade piece to shed salary and potentially get under the luxury tax. Plus, he’s set to hit free agency this summer.

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"A lot of them could be true. A lot of them, most of the time, aren’t true."

The proposed trade would see the Boston Celtics secure a long-term starter for the center position, moving Neemias Queta to the bench

It's been said that the Bulls and Celtics had discussed a trade involving Nikola Vucevic and Anfernee Simons well before.

The Bucks lost 107-79 to the Celtics, dropping their fifth straight and scoring their fewest points of the season.