Former NBA champion Kevin Love is expected to hit the free agent market soon after being traded from the Miami Heat to the Utah Jazz in a three-team deal last month, and the New York Knicks are not expected to join in on the sweepstakes.

"Boston and New York have been at the forefront of conversations surrounding Ben Simmons. After the Celtics just signed Chris Boucher, it appears as if the Knicks are the favorites to bring in Simmons on a minimum contract," Brett Siegel of Clutch Points reported.

Simmons’ inability to shoot — or even look at the basket — makes it so that Brown couldn’t successfully play him with non-shooters like Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson. Giving significant minutes to a guard or wing who isn’t willingly looking to score isn’t something I’d sign up for.