The idea of Ben Simmons no longer showing up for Philadelphia as a franchise player in the NBA takes shape. The player has leaked through his environment that he would accept the fines that the 76ers will give him if, as he has planned at this time, he does not appear for the games. It is a way of forcing the situation more to end up pierced, the objective.
Teams like the Spurs or the Timberwolves have been interested, but Simmons’ demands (wanting him to build on him and not him adapting to whatever there is) make it more difficult for this situation to be unlocked.
The preseason has already begun and the intention of the 76ers, seeing the positioning of Ben Simmons, was to sanction the attitude of the player by giving him fines for not showing up. $ 227,000 for each training missed and $ 1.3 million if it is extended to the entire preseason, including games. But you already have to get into the regular phase of the campaign, in the official commitments, for which you would not be there either.
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Ramona Shelburne, from ESPN, after talking to your environment about this topic, you have information on this topic.
“When you talk to people close to Ben you see that the worst possible scenario is that all this takes a year. Would it be a whole year? The answer is now itself is yes. Right now it is understood that you can say that you are willing to be It would be a year if that is what it takes for them to transfer you, but we will see when the preseason passes, the checks with the money begin to be lacking, I miss basketball and see that the League begins to move without him in it “, aim.
Before the pandemic the Sixers offered the contract extension to Simmons and this year he has signed a total of 33 million. Will not be free until 2025, so the only way out is the transfer.
The 25-year-old Australian is no stranger to spending a blank year. In the previous case, for something more understandable: an injury. It was number one of 2016 and could not play until the second season, later winning the Rookie of the Year and having controversy because it was not his first real year.