Lanard Copeland believes as many as 12 NBA teams are showing interest in Ben Simmons.
The 25-year-old has not yet graced the court for the 76ers this season as his situation in Philadelphia remaining a stalemate.
With Simmons’ future in the game still unclear, NBL great Copeland is hearing that there is plenty of interest in the three-time All-Star.
“There are teams out there in the NBA who are struggling and would love a Ben Simmons right now,” the Melbourne Tigers legend said on Sportsday NSW.
“They’re working on trades. I heard there were 12 teams staking him (out) right now.
“Philadelphia are probably going to be smart and ship him to the west coast because they know how valuable Ben is.
“They don’t want to play Ben five or six times a year. They send him to the west coast and whatever deal works best for them, then things will happen.
“From what I’m hearing, something is going to happen right after Christmas and hopefully Ben will be playing again.
“Ben’s another superstar kid, I played with his father (Dave) and you want to see success, you want to see him having fun.”
Simmons has recently been linked to multiple NBA sides, including the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans.
As Copeland indicated, Simmons’ future could be sorted late this year or most likely early in the New Year.