The Rationalization Game

So, Shams is out with a report today that the Celtics are interested in trading for Ben Simmons. The Sixers, according to Shams, will only do a deal with Boston if it includes Jaylen Brown, which makes it entirely unsurprising that said talks “have been fluid with no traction as of yet,” also per Shams.

Instead of trying to find the truth behind this ru…