In the mid-to-late 21-22 regular season, Harden proposed to leave the team, and the Nets also thought that he and the team's tactics were incompatible and let him go, in exchange for 76ers forward Simmons. But until the Nets were successfully avenged by the Celtics 0-4 in the first round of the playoffs, they still could not usher in Simmons' comeback, leaving fans waiting for a lonely. What happened to Simmons? He was supposed to be able to play in the G4, but his agency team announced that he could not play because of psychological problems. Some fans also believe that Simmons does not want to be a "back cooker", so he refused to play in G4, after all, no team can complete the reversal under the adversity of 0-3.
Simmons has been reluctant to play for the team since last offseason, but he still spends a lot of money, almost consuming his wealth at the rate of changing a good car a month, and then being exposed to the economic crisis and peddling mansions. Due to choosing a pass at a key moment in the playoffs last season and missing the opportunity to equalize the score, there was a rift in the relationship with the team, which is why he left Philadelphia to join the Nets. As a champion, he has a higher starting point in his career than most people, but circumstances and his personal efforts will help him become a legendary star.
However, after arriving at the Nets, Simmons has been in a state of suspension, even if the team needs him, he cannot come back to save the team from danger. We also know that the NBA has always been a purely commercial organization, and when a star has no value, its end is bound to be abandoned, which is a process of mutual achievement. Considering that although Wade is a legendary star of the Heat, but at the end of his career, he still moved to other teams, and Miami still did not provide him with Kobe-like treatment after all, then we will wonder what is the meaning of loyalty? Maximizing one's own interests is king.
Of course, there is a certain premise for maximizing personal interests, that is, to be able to provide the team with the value it needs. So does Simmons meet such conditions? The answer is no. The Nets needed defense and organization, as well as a steady scoreout, but Simmons didn't make a comeback in game four of the first round when the team needed him the most, which naturally prevented management from giving him enough trust. He recruited him so that he could get your help, but now he cowered, and it was really "What do you want?" ”
After seeing Simmons' behavior, Lakers star O'Neal slammed Simmons on his podcast, which he considered "hooligan behavior." Nets officials updated Ben Simmons' injuries today, saying that after consultations with multiple medical experts, it was decided that Ben Simmons would undergo a minimally invasive discectomy tomorrow to treat back injuries. Nash, as manager, disagreed, to which ESPN reporter Nick Friedell posted: "In the past few months, Nash has repeatedly said that he does not think Ben Simmons needs back surgery. But Simmons made the decision to do surgery after consulting "multiple back specialists." ”
We who are not parties cannot know the truth of the matter. It is only understood that there is no agreement between the managers, so there is still discord in the team at the moment. Management had been willing to provide Simmons with $1.8 million in medical assistance, but Simmons did not appreciate it, knowing that he had played 0 games for the Nets this season. Not only that, but he shamelessly demanded a huge amount of mental compensation from the Nets, which made fans feel incredible.
According to reports, Simmons' agent team, the Nets, forced Simmons to participate in training while he was not fully recovered psychologically, which later led to a back strain. As a result, Simmons deserves moral compensation, insurance company payments, and Nets medical assistance, which add up to $8.5 million. In this way, Simmons hopes to get close to nine million dollars in income without playing a game, which is really crazy about money. If he had played normally and suffered an injury, it would have been understandable to make such a request, but it was not. Such an unreasonable request, I don't know what boss Cai's reaction will be?