The Brooklyn Nets have requested waivers on Australian star guard/ahead Ben Simmons, ending his disappointing, injury-marred three-year stick with the membership.
Simmons joined the Nets on February 10, 2022, acquired within the five-player commerce that despatched James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers, because it was reported on Saturday that the Nets and Simmons had negotiated a contract buyout.
He reportedly met with the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers, each of whom are mentioned to have curiosity in including Simmons to their roster.
Ben Simmons in motion towards Las Vegas. (Picture by Sarah Stier/Getty Photos)
ESPN mentioned that Simmons now intends to signal with the Clippers.
With the Nets, Simmons appeared in 90 video games (69 begins) and averaged 6.5 factors, 6.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists over 25.4 minutes per recreation. He performed 33 of these video games this season.
His numbers in Brooklyn lagged behind these he put up with the 76ers, who made him the No.1 total decide again in 2016.
In 275 video games with the Sixers, the 28-year-old averaged 15.9 factors, 8.1 rebounds and seven.7 assists.
He missed two full seasons with the Sixers — 2016-17 as a consequence of harm and 2021-22 due to a hold-out and again harm.
Again points have plagued him all through his profession.
The three-time All-Star and former Rookie of the 12 months was within the closing season of a five-year, $US177.2 million ($A282.6 million) deal, incomes $US40.3 million ($A64.3 million) this season.
Simmons was not with the Nets for his or her victory over the Miami Warmth on Friday evening as the edges labored on finishing the deal.
Coach Jordi Fernandez praised him earlier than the sport for working his method again from a sequence of accidents that brought about such an ineffective time in Brooklyn.
“I do know that not taking part in for a season after which restricted video games one other season and now combating his method again, taking part in I believe it was slightly over 20 minutes or mid-20s,” mentioned Fernandez, in his first season with the Nets.
“In order that’s fairly good. Actually good to see that after going via a surgical procedure, now being again taking part in basketball.”
Nevertheless it’s far lower than the Nets hoped once they acquired the three-time All-Star within the Harden deal.
He was by no means in a position to be a part of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the courtroom that season after hurting his again making an attempt to work his method again into form after sitting out the primary half of that season in Philadelphia.
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