According to NBA celebrity Marc Stein, Ben Simmons' agent Rich Paul revealed that Simmons has signed a new 3-year contract with Nike, but the amount of the contract was not disclosed. Previously, Simmons and Nike's 5-year contract expired, and he also contacted New Balance, and finally chose to renew his contract with Nike. New Balance signed Lavin.
Simmons, who has not played for a season, can actually sign a new contract for 3 years, which is admirable. When Simmons first entered the NBA in 2016, he signed a five-year, $20 million contract with Nike. Nets fans said: Don't care how much Simmons' new contract costs, just want to know when he can play, can he come back this season?
According to Shams, Simmons has resumed minor on-court training and he still has hope of making a comeback in the playoffs. But the question now is that the Nets are still in the playoffs and whether they will make it to the playoffs is unknown. Combined with other media reports, Simmons will not be the first round even if he can return to the playoffs, and he will need at least a month.
Nash's response was also frustrating: "Everyone in the team wants Simmons to play, but no one is sure when he will come back. Nets center Drummond said: "Simmons can pass the ball, he can walk around, he looks very happy. As for what he was doing, we don't know, he's a mysterious man. ”
As a fan, I don't even know when Simmons was injured, or where he got injured. According to Shams, Simmons suffered a back injury and a lumbar disc herniation. Back in February 2020, he missed 4 games due to back nerve problems. In March, Simmons received injections to relieve back pain.
Before joining the Nets, Philadelphia believed Simmons deliberately did not play, and fined him a total of $20 million, which was also the largest fine in NBA history. Simmons and the brokerage company have complained to the League that he believes he is injured and therefore cannot play, hoping to recover the huge amount of money he was fined to Philadelphia.
Simmons earns $31.59 million a year, and $20 million is not a small amount for him. Simmons said in Philadelphia that he did not refuse to play, but was physically and mentally unprepared. Espnon reported on April 3 that Simmons' claim had gone into arbitration and that the NBA players' union supported Simmons in recovering his salary.
Simmons, who was not affected by the fine, not only bought luxury cars in a row, but also announced his engagement with his girlfriend Maya Jama. On March 27, the Heat played at home against the Nets, and although her boyfriend could not play, Maya Jama still came to the scene to watch. Maya-Jama was born in 1994, 2 years older than Simmons.
Some fans made up a cold joke for Simmons. Simmons: Baby, you're my free throw! Girlfriend: What? SIMMONS: Because I 'miss you'... Miss you are thinking of what you mean, the fans here are teasing Simmons miss (missed) free throws.
Back to the point, Nets fans are still worried about whether Simmons will leave the team next season? At the moment, no, his contract is $170 million for five years, and it will only expire in the summer of 2025. Simmons is not yet 26 years old, and the Nets most likely want to wait for him to come back and observe the effect of running into KD.