The Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Houston Rockets are reportedly interested in signing Simmons after he was bought out by Brooklyn. Simmons needs a smaller role these days as his body has started to break down after chronic back injuries, but he’s been effective enough in limited minutes that playoff teams want him on board.

Likewise, if he agrees to a buyout with the Nets this winter, something that is reportedly in the works according to Shams Charania, he'll immediately have multiple suitors. In fact, the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers are already circling, per Charania.

The Brooklyn Nets are working on a buyout of Ben Simmons' NBA contract, ESPN reported Thursday. Simmons is in the final season of a five-year, $177.2 million deal. He is being paid $40.3

The NBA trade deadline is officially in the rearview, but the player movement won't end there. After a deadline that shifted the balance of many dynamics in the NBA, teams now shift focus to the buyout market to potentially improve around the margins.