While the Suns are finally starting to rise, they might have questions about how high they can climb with Booker as their centerpiece. While the Sixers have one of the most talented rosters in the league, they might have doubts over whether it can all come together with Simmons running point. Could that be enough kindling to spark this trade fire? It's at least an interesting mental exercise. Booker is exactly the kind of dynamic shot-maker Embiid needs around him. While he seems like the potential missing piece for the Embiid-Simmons twosome, Philly doesn't have the trade chips to get him without giving back a star. The addition of Rubio—a clever creator who holds his own defensively and fires up a few threes per game—offsets some of the sting of Simmons' departure. The symbiotic balance of Booker's perimeter game with Embiid's low-post proficiency is enough to spark bouts of insomnia in opposing coaches. A step down the scoring ladder could boost Tobias Harris' efficiency, and Al Horford might find new life playing the two-man game with Rubio. Meanwhile, Phoenix would leave the exchange feeling like it's rostering a superstar for the first time since Steve Nash departed the desert. Simmons' downhill attacking might make the league's best transition offense even more potent, and he could be the chess piece needed to elevate the Suns' 17th-ranked defense. He's an extreme version of a do-it-all stopper, and he'd give Phoenix some bite as the head of the snake. Between him, Josh Richardson, Mikal Bridges, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Cameron Johnson, the Suns would be uber-switchable around improving anchor Deandre Ayton.