[Derek Bodner] Q: What is the reasonable expectation for a return in a Ben Simmons trade? A: "I think the kind of package you’re looking at is a few picks, maybe a pick swap, a useful (but not star-level) player in return and salary-cap filler".

In yesterday's offseason report by Zach Harper, 76ers beat writer Derek Bodner was asked this.

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What is the reasonable expectation for a return in a Ben Simmons trade?

There are two different ways to look at this. What’s a reasonable return for what Simmons is worth, and what’s a reasonable expectation for what he can get back in a trade right now, at this time of the year? The two are pretty far apart, which is why I think Daryl Morey and the Sixers are likely to try to call Simmons’ bluff on not reporting to camp and not settle for whatever they can get right now.

Earlier in the offseason, it was reported that Simmons only had a few select teams that he wanted to go to, but sources have told me that is not the case, and he has imposed no such trade restrictions on the Sixers. That would open things up quite a bit, as the teams who would be most interested in Simmons are rebuilding teams in non-glamour markets, which would value not only Simmons’ ability to raise their floor and help get them closer to playoff contention but also the fact that he is under contract for four more seasons.

Add that all together, and if the Sixers do have to trade Simmons in the next month or two, I think the kind of package you’re looking at is a few picks, maybe a pick swap, a useful (but not star-level) player in return and salary-cap filler, with the goal of packaging some of that stuff in a second deal closer to the deadline to ultimately get the player the Sixers want.'