Bruce Bowen says Gregg Popovich would trade ‘anyone’ on Spurs roster for Ben Simmons

Former San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen thinks that head coach and team president Gregg Popovich would be open to trading any player on the Spurs’ roster in a deal for Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons.

Bowen’s comment may alarm some Spurs fans, as a lot of people are very low on Simmons. Many fans even perceive him to be a liability.

San Antonio has an exciting young foundation highlighted by 24-year-old Dejounte Murray, and it’s safe to assume that a good portion of Spurs fans would be irate over giving up a player of Murray’s caliber in a trade for Simmons.

Simmons does bring a lot to the table. He is an elite defender, as his 6-foot-11 height gives him the ability to defend virtually any player at any position.

Offensively, Simmons struggles in two key areas. He is seemingly incapable of developing a jump shot, and he also struggles mightily at the charity stripe.

He does his best to make up for it by distributing the ball and getting rebounds. In the 2020-21 regular season, he averaged 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game.

There has been a lot of speculation about Simmons potentially being moved this offseason after he performed poorly in the 2021 NBA Playoffs.