Anfernee Simons in ‘hardest mental battle’ amid Blazers’ losing, but won’t ask for trade

Sorry the article is paywalled and I couldn't read the whole thing either since I cancelled my Athletic subscription a while back, but thought the excerpted snippet was worth sharing the article. If anyone has insights into the overall takeaways I'd be curious to know more.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6034414/2025/01/03/anfernee-simons-trail-blazers-chauncey-billups-nba/?source=freedailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=11183719