ESPN's Brian Windhorst mentioned Ben Simmons as a potential candidate to receive a contract buyout as the NBA’s end-of-season market shapes up with the Feb. 6 trade deadline looming. Windhorst dropped Simmons’ name when asked who the Cleveland Cavaliers could pursue in the buyout market.

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Likewise, if he agrees to a buyout with the Nets this winter, something that is reportedly in the works according to Shams Charania, he'll immediately have multiple suitors. In fact, the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers are already circling, per Charania.