Celtics Fans Upset After Ben Simmons Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Former No. 1 pick Ben Simmons is not the player he was when he first came into the NBA in 2016. Hailed as a franchise player before he was even drafted, Simmons has not played at an All-Star level since the 2020-21 season, his last one with the Philadelphia 76ers.

JD Davison has spent of three NBA seasons playing for the Boston Celtics. The former Alabama star was waived by the team on Thursday afternoon. Via The Boston

The thinking is that Simmons has never been part of a winning culture and thus has little to offer the development of such players besides soaking up a portion of the minutes in a best-case scenario.

Utah signed Springer back in March following the Celtics dealing him away at the trade deadline in a salary dump to the Houston Rockets. Houston immediately waived Springer after thar deal, leading him to sign a 10-day contract with the Jazz and eventually a three-year contract which was largely non-guaranteed.

Just before Summer League got underway, the Boston Celtics brought in big man Charles Bassey. This proved to be a smart decision, as he shined for them in Las Vegas. Across the three games he appeared in, Bassey averaged 15.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG, and an impressive 2.0 BPG.

Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is no stranger to unorthodox offseason workouts, but it has come to light that the Georgia native has been taking that approach to an entirely new level. In a recent article by Athletic reporter Elise Devlin,

Georges Niang is aware that a lot of Boston Celtics fans (still) do not like him after he got into an altercation with Jaylen Brown during Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference semifinals, when he was still with the Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA insider Zach Lowe shared his extensive tier list of teams in the Eastern Conference. While the Magic have risen in stature, teams like the Heat and the Celtics might have been underestimated.