Ben Simmons- Buyout Candidate?

More a thought experiment than anything. Ben Simmons is certainly not the player the NBA world thought he would be. Post-2021 playoffs he has been a shell of his former self- only averaging 6 points 5 boards and 7 assists per game.

BUT! On a team like the Thunder, surrounded by shooters he could fit a 6’10 sized hole at our 3-4 spot off the bench. I believe we need another creator, and I think we need more size on the wing, and while his self-creation has been stunted since that playoff series, he still has a skill for passing the ball and defending. The main case would be he will be cheap, and he at least in theory possesses two of the typical Thunder traits: passing and being switchable on the defensive end.

So waddaya think?