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A trade for Ben Simmons should be considered by the Brooklyn Nets before the deadline, claims Kendrick Perkins.
The former Boston Celtics center has been critical of Simmons' limited production this season - he is averaging 7.6 points a game - and feels the Nets should be considering his value on the trade market to increase their title chances.
'If I'm the Brooklyn Nets and the trade deadline is on the way, I might consider trading Ben Simmons,' Perkins said on ESPN's NBA Today.
Kendrick Perkins (right) thinks the Brooklyn Nets should consider trading Ben Simmons (left)
Perkins cited the fact that with the game in the balance against the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday, Simmons had to watch from the bench as he wasn't trusted to be on the floor.
Simmons is a below-average free throw shooter - he is averaging 44.6 per cent this season - and so he is seen as not trustworthy late in close games when opponents deliberately put him on the foul line.
'The simple fact is I'm watching the game late in the fourth quarter last night when it got close and he couldn't play. You
