Philadelphia 76ers: Allen Robinson has takes on the Ben Simmons situation

When Allen Robinson is brought up in relation to the world of Philadelphia sports, it’s usually for one of two reasons: Talk of his fantastic run at Penn State- which isn’t technically Philly but is close enough – or a hypothetical trade to the Philadelphia Eagles.

On paper, it makes sense, right? I mean, Robinson isn’t from here, doesn’t play here, and has no particularly obvious connection to the area. Unless he grew up a fan if AI like oh so many across the globe, why would he be weighing in on anything to do with the City of Brotherly Love?

And yet, here we are.

That’s right, in a move no one saw coming,  Allen Robinson got on Twitter.com and decided to weigh in on the stalemate between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers.

… interesting.

Allen Robinson has a take on the Philadelphia 76ers’ star point guard.

So, without further ado, I give you Allen Robinson’s Philadelphia 76ers-Ben Simmons take in tweet form.

Alright, pretty cut and dry. The Sixers are, in fact, a championship-caliber team if they play their cards right, and wasting even one roster spot on a player who won’t play is foolish, especially when the team could “cash-out” on his contract and get some quality pieces back in the process.

In the NFL, such a deal would make all of the sense in the world. When 26 players start in any given game, and 20 more are active and thus eligible to play, swapping out one All-Star player – or in their case, Pro Bowl player – for, say, three quality starters could raise a team’s overall talent level if a clever GM plays his cards right.

In the NBA, by contrast, things aren’t quite so cut and dry.

While many a team has built long and successful playoff runs off the backs of a team with only two, one, or even no true stars, the NBA is about as star-driven a league as you will find in the wide world of sports. You could theoretically take a lousy team, think the 2017-18 Los Angeles Lakers, add two max players while shedding a slew of quality mid-level players, and come out NBA Champs two years into the future.

Even if Simmons isn’t on the same level as LeBron James or Anthony Davis, letting him go for multiple players isn’t necessarily a net positive move and may actually limit the team’s ability to get better down the line.

After years of “The Process” and a slew of botched moves shortly thereafter, the Sixers really have to get this one right to avoid becoming what they hate the most: A middle-of-the-road playoff team with no shot at running a parade down Broad Street.

Is Allen Robinson a secret fan of the Philadelphia 76ers? Will he be watching the team take on the Brooklyn Nets at their home opener? And does he have other opinions on other members of the team, say Tyrese Maxey or Joel Embiid? Maybe Howie Roseman should trade for him so these questions can be asked at his introductory press conference. You know, just an idea.