Obviously a very talented player. He has been plagued by physical injuries and mental health issues. Obviously mental health is an important, but is this something he can overcome?
NBA: Will Ben Simmons play again?
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Sources: Mental health focus of Simmons' return
Ben Simmons and agent Rich Paul met with the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, and it made clear to the participants a need to keep addressing the mental side of the process of Simmons' return, sources told ESPN.
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Voted he’ll be ready next season but I could see it not being with the Nets.
Here is some expert analysis on the situation.
He's be on my short list of players I'd not want anywhere near my team. He, Harden and Russ.
As for Royce, I don't think he can speak on it. He wasn't able to get things together either.
As for Royce, I don't think he can speak on it. He wasn't able to get things together either.
Forgot him, he'd be on it as well!
Honestly, I don't want AD either. Good thing I don't have a team, the list is growing.
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i think he’s got like 3 more years & 100 million reasons to keep playing. There’s also the possibility theyve milked this to get 20mil from the 76ers. Been pulling this crap since LSU & couldve played his first year but milked it so he could win ROY in year 2 for another 5mil.
I heard he said he is ready to play in Game 5 against the Celtics.
His only hope of recovering any of the $20 million he lost from when he was pouting, err "having mental health issues", is to continue the charade. IMO he just doesn't really like playing basketball.
His mental health issues extend to shooting the ball and I think there’s just being a poor teammate regardless of mental health. I would only pay a small fraction of his market value.
I take issue with guys who claim the "mental health issue" card, are offered the best professional help around (which is what Philadelphia did), and then he refused to see them.
Hard to have empathy for someone like that. Either way he freed up space on Philly for George Niang to crush it so there is that.
Nets' Simmons undergoes back surgery in L.A.
Nets swingman Ben Simmons will require three to four months of rehabilitation after he had a microdiscectomy procedure on Thursday, sources told ESPN.
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