Weekend dime-dropping ...

Dishing the latest on Philadelphia, Minnesota, Golden State and more after an end to the NBA offseason that was anything but sleepy

So much for a final few servings of quiet before the NBA's 2021-22 season begins Monday with countless media sessions and Tuesday's opening flurry of training camp practices.

The last week of the so-called offseason, in a league that increasingly sports the look of a 24/7/365 enterprise, has been dominated by discussion of Ben Simmons' uncertain future …