But signing him at the money he’s looking for would be the exact opposite of what we have been doing all offseason. We’re trying to write the ship in terms of the cap situation. That’s a process that’s going to take a few years, and signing Simmons would go directly against and further hinder that process.
I've thought the same thing many times over the years, but just when we seem to be trying to play the long game, a shiny object appears and there goes the team balance and the cap. A little cap money seems to burn a hole in someone's pocket.