The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets are potential landing spots for Ben Simmons if his contract gets bought out by the Brooklyn Nets, according

Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets are working on a potential contract buyout, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported after the NBA’s trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. It’s unclear when that buyout will be finalized, but the three-time All-Star is expected to be a free agent in the near future.

Once the dust settles on Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to buy out Ben Simmons and potentially other players. So where could Simmons land on the buyout market?

Status: Currently rostered by the Pelicans after he was traded by the Raptors. He is not able to sign with any team currently a team in the luxury tax apron. He is not currently considered a buyout candidate, per Jake Fischer.

The Nets are working on a buyout agreement with Ben Simmons, and the Clippers and Cavaliers are among the potential landing spots, sources told ESPN.

Thursday’s trade deadline came and went, and the Nets were silent. There were rumblings that veterans such as Cam Johnson, Nic Claxton and Day’Ron Sharpe could be on the move, but no deals were made,

Nets point guard Ben Simmons is a name to monitor as NBA teams shift their attention to the buyout market post-trade deadline.

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