On February 16, Beijing time, the New Nets' new signing Simmons was interviewed by the media, actively responding to the farce with the Philadelphia 76ers, and talked about his feelings after joining the Nets.
Speaking about the issue of Philadelphia trading himself to the Nets, Simmons said, "There's a lot going on inside the 76ers that have a bad mental impact on me. Simmons didn't blame anyone, saying he had no personal problems with Philadelphia management, coaches and players.
At the same time, Simmons is naturally loyal to the new owner Nets, giving the Nets a high evaluation and recognition, "It is an honor for me to join such a team!" ”
However, Simmons' Nets debut will have to wait, when asked if he will play in the March 11 Nets and Philadelphia showdown, Simmons gave this answer, "I hope to play, although there is no specific date (debut) yet, but I am already speeding up!" ”
In addition, Simmons also talked about the Nets core Durant and Irving, "Teaming up with KD Irving, I think it will be terrible!" It can be seen that Simmons himself is also looking forward to playing alongside KD Irving, and it is now waiting for Simmons to adjust his competitive status and welcome his Nets debut!
When asked if he had any questions with Embiid when he left, Simmons replied negatively, "No, I didn't communicate with him." ”
Finally, Simmons also talked about his own free throw performance, he said that he has been training free throws during this time, the reporter quickly asked whether the free throw performance has improved, Simmons confidently replied, "Absolutely (promotion)!" ”
Interestingly, as the leader of the 2016 NBA Draft, Simmons has only shot 59.7% of the free throws so far in his career. Now Simmons said that he is practicing hard to make free throws, which also makes fans look forward to his subsequent free throw performance.
Simmons has not played a single game since the start of the season. In order to allow Simmons to adapt to the high-intensity rhythm as soon as possible, Nets general manager Sean Marx has previously given a clear attitude, that is, Simmons will have to wait a little longer to usher in the Nets debut. Before that, Simmons needs to do more recovery training to reach the playing standard as soon as possible.
According to the schedule, the Nets' next game opponent is the Knicks, and Simmons is still unable to play for the Nets. As for how the Nets will perform at that time, let's wait and see!