Once the dust settles on Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to buy out Ben Simmons and potentially other players. So where could Simmons land on the buyout market?

There were plenty of times when Ben Simmons’ colossal disappointment of a Nets tenure seemed as if it could be over: back in March 2023, when a nerve impingement in his back and knee problems led to him being shut down; one year later, when his season ended again due to a nerve impingement.

The Brooklyn Nets will host the Miami Heat Friday night at Barclays Center. While league sources have told ClutchPoints the Nets and Ben Simmons will negotiate a buyout, the three-time All-Star is not on the team’s status report for the matchup.