Ben Simmons trade...
Ben Simmons has caused massive damage to his reputation. Can it be salvaged?
Earthquake in the NBA Philadelphia and Brooklyn emigrated on a stunning player exchange shortly before the NBA transfer deadline. This is the end of one of the limitations of the restrictions imposed on the sport.
For eight months, Ben Simmons' saga has kept the NBA in suspense. It goes like this: In June, the much-favorite Philadelphia 76ers lost in the playoff to the Atlanta Hawks around Swiss Clint Kabila.
Australian playmaker Ben Simmons, an All-Star and first draft pick for 2016, was the weak point of the 76 players. Not present in offensive form, with a free throw rate of 32.7 percent. After the surprise defeat, coach Doc Rivers was asked if it was possible to win a title with Simmons.
"I can't answer that at the moment." The coach replied. The statement wasn't an emotional defense of Simmons, but one can imagine a harsher criticism—especially given the poor performance.
Simmons was fined $19 million But Simmons felt so proud that he refused to continue playing for Philadelphia. In the summer he asked the administration to move him. The team fined him for every game he missed, and Simmons has now lost more than $19 million; It is one of the most costly restraints in the history of sports. Simmons told the team he was "mentally unfit" to play for Team 76 and was undergoing treatment. Was it an actual mental health problem or a cheap trick that would be a slap in the face for those who suffer from such ailments? Nobody can say that, even the 76ers don't have access to medical records.
Strike in the NBA: Despite his $33 million salary, Ben Simmons is no longer interested in the Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons is making a lot of money with the Philadelphia 76ers, but the Australian is now refusing to fulfill his contract - apparently due to injured pride. It's the latest episode that shows how different some of the big names in the NBA are.
Second in the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks led by Clint Kabila as the favorite. The stunning failure had a lot to do with Ben Simmons, the Australian 76ers player, who, for some mysterious reason, felt a reluctance to even score a basket, something so existential in basketball. Simmons developed a strange aversion to litter fees alone. He converted just 33.3 percent of all free throws against the hawks, a historically poor number for someone who gets $33 million annually from their employer. He has been very patient with the development of the drafted No. 1 player in 2016. He established himself as an All-Star player, as one of the best defensive players in the league. But he stagnated aggressively. Almost ostensibly, the Sixers extended the contract with the mysterious talent in the summer of 2019 for five years to a maximum of $177.2 million.