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.

A mock trade has the Boston Celtics sending Anfernee Simons to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for two key players to upgrade their roster.

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

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

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Anfernee Simons’ name surfaced in Bulls trade talks involving Nikola Vucevic, but the proposed deal never gained traction.

With seconds remaining in the Boston Celtics' 119-114 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday, Anfernee Simons stepped to the line and calmly knocked down two free throws to seal the victory and run his point total to 39 -- a Celtics record for scoring off the ...