The Philadelphia 76ers have had an interesting offseason, drafting VJ Edgecombe to join their young core of guards to surround Paul George and Joel Embiid with . Despite this, the 76ers don't have a lot in the way of real depth on their roster, and recently, it came to light that the team once toyed with the idea of bringing back an interesting and highly controversial player: Ben Simmons .

Simmons apparently had interest in rejoining the 76ers after his February buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, although he ultimately ended up signing with the Los Angeles Clippers for the rest of the season.

“There had been some overtures, I would say, between Ben Simmons and the Sixers once he was securing a buyout from Brooklyn,” NBA insider Jake Fischer said, per Bleacher Report (via Sportskeeda

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