Celtics trade Anfernee Simons to Bulls
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It was a busy day for general managers across the NBA, who worked to assemble pieces that fit their teams’ immediate or long-term interests. For the Chicago Bulls, it meant putting an end to their 2021-22 season experiment by shipping Nikola Vucevic to the Celtics.
Anfernee Simons has helped turn the Celtics second unit into one of the best benches in the NBA this year. His impact was on display again in Sunday’s 107-79 blowout win over the Bucks. The sharpshooting guard erupted for 27 points off the bench,
The Celtics started slow but recovered quickly, thanks to Anfernee Simons getting hot right away and Jaylen Brown recovering from a bad first quarter, to blow out the Bucks.