According to reports, the terms of the trade between the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers could not be reached, and the Kings finally decided to drop the pursuit of 76ers guard Ben Simmons.

With less than two weeks left before the league's Feb. 10 trade deadline, the Kings believe the 76ers have repeatedly raised their asking price, according to sources, leaving the Kings unconvinced about the outcome of a trade deal with the 76ers. Hope again. The Kings were the eager suitors of Simmons, but as the trade deadline approached, the Kings were unable to reach a consensus with the 76ers in the trade negotiations, so the Kings have now abandoned the trade with the 76ers and turned to the target of the trade. other teams.

The Kings have now lost five straight games and are on the fringes of 13th in the Western Conference, making the Kings eager to reshape the flaws in their roster and bring in good players from other teams to improve their chances of winning. The Kings currently have three players who could be traded, forward Harrison Barnes, guard Buddy Hield and center Richaun Holmes.

With the Kings pulling out of talks to trade Simmons with the Sixers, the Brooklyn Nets are also reportedly not going to trade key Nets player James Harden to the Sixers in exchange for Simmons. Such an outcome makes it possible that 76ers president of basketball operations Darrell Morey will continue to push Simmons trade talks into the offseason. Because Morey and the team believe that the offseason can be used to trade out Simmons in exchange for a higher-profile player to join the 76ers. Because major teams often review players who have fallen behind in the playoffs and trade them out, such a pipeline also provides the 76ers with a wider range of trade options.

Simmons signed a contract with the 76ers that runs through the 2024-2025 season, leading the 76ers to believe they have enough chips to wait for a trade. Simmons had earlier hoped to leave the Sixers and sought a deal with other teams, but was unable to reach an agreement with other teams. Simmons refused to participate in the 76ers' preseason games and practice due to mental health issues, which angered the 76ers and suspended Simmons and refrigerated him until the season.

Now the Kings are incensed by the 76ers' increasing asking price, and finally abandoned the plan to trade Simmons, which means that Simmons will not be able to be traded from the 76ers smoothly, and he will not participate in any games this season. .