 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Bobby Simmons ni a ṣe paṣipaarọ pẹlu Yi Jianlian si New Jersey Nets fun Richard Jefferson ni Oṣu Karun ọjọ 26, Ọdun 2008, awọn wakati diẹ diẹ ṣaaju ki o to ṣe igbasilẹ NBA ti ọdun yẹn : ó ṣe tán. Lakoko ti akoko rẹ ko ni iṣelọpọ bi ti iṣaaju, o tun ṣakoso lati pari 5th ni liigi ni ipin ogorun ibọn 3-ojuami. 