Needless to say, neither of these offseason news items went over well with a large portion of the Boston faithful.

Now, though, Simmons is an unrestricted free agent with interest from multiple teams. The Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks are among the teams interested in Simmons, per Marc Stein, as teams look to fill out point guard depth going into next season.

Two more teams have registered interest in three-time All-Star Ben Simmons, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.