Based on Ben Simmons’ progress in practices this week – and the anticipation of him further accelerating in the coming days – Game 4 vs. Boston on Monday is looming as a realistic target for his Brooklyn debut, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Based on Ben Simmons’ progress in practices this week – and the anticipation of him further accelerating in the coming days – Game 4 vs. Boston on Monday is looming as a realistic target for his Brooklyn debut, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 20, 2022

Woj later said that Game 3 hasn’t been fully ruled out yet, but that would require Simmons to clear more hurdles in a much shorter window of time.

Game 3 hasn’t been fully ruled out yet, but that would require Simmons to clear more hurdles in a much shorter window of time, sources said.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 20, 2022

ANALYSIS: Props to Ben Simmons for trying to make an effort to come back to do his part for Brooklyn. Unfortunately, no one knows what to expect from him at this point since he hasn't played the whole season and will have a substantially different role in Brooklyn compared to Philadelphia. Nonetheless, it adds an interesting wrinkle to this first round series.