He continues to be a burden on Brooklyn's books.
To say that Ben Simmons has not lived up to his five-year $170 million contract he signed back in 2019 may be the biggest understatement in league history. The NBA has never seen a fall off to the extent of Simmons, and unfortunately, Brooklyn is still stuck with him for one more season.
For context, the $40.3 million the Nets are handing him in 2024-25 is a higher number than that of nine NBA All-Stars. Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Bam Adebayo, Scottie Barnes, Tyrese Maxey and once-Nets target Donovan Mitchell all make less than the disgraced Simmons. Only appearing in 15 games last season, his numbers have dropped so vastly that he holds seemingly no trade value. His extensive injury history doesn't help either, chasing away any team that for some reason would have any interest in adding him.After this upcoming season concludes, Brooklyn can be done with him, as he becomes an unrestricted free agent next summer.
A strong candidate to collect DNPs in Jordi Fernandez's first year at the helm, Simmons likely isn't interested in mentoring the younger members of Brooklyn's roster. In late July, GIn the final year he actually played with the Philadelphia 76ers he was a flop, and in Brooklyn he will be remembered for underwhelming play and an inability to stay healthy.
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