Ben Simmons arrives in Philadelphia; 76ers want him back on court once he clears COVID protocols, per report

Ben Simmons has arrived in Philadelphia after spending the majority of coaching camp in Los Angeles, in line with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Simmons has taken a COVID-19 take a look at and the staff is hoping to have him again on the courtroom as quickly as he clears protocols, however in line with Wojnarowski, that continues to be to be seen. Simmons had been fined for the practices and preseason video games that he missed, so reporting to the staff would permit him to start out incomes what stays of his $31.6 million wage.

Simmons requested to be traded earlier within the offseason after a tumultuous postseason loss to the Atlanta Hawks by which Simmons largely didn’t shoot in fourth quarters culminating in a weird determination to go out of an open dunk in Philadelphia’s Sport 7 loss. The 76ers have sought out a commerce accomplice, however none have met their seemingly huge asking value for the previous All-NBA participant. Simmons’ camp has continued to strain Philadelphia to hunt a commerce, and the 76ers will proceed on the lookout for one, but they would reportedly prefer to convince him to remain in Philadelphia. 

That will be a tall task. Simmons reportedly instructed teammates to not go to him in Los Angeles earlier within the offseason to attempt to persuade him to rejoin the staff. The 76ers have been working all through coaching camp to organize for a season by which they may not have Simmons, so reintroducing him so late within the offseason might make issues tough. However with out a viable commerce on the commerce on the desk, Simmons’ choices had been to take a seat out and sacrifice his paycheck or to return to the staff and hope a commerce can materialize in a while. It appears as if he’s selecting the latter. 

However Philadelphia is reportedly in search of a famous person in change for Simmons. None seem like obtainable in the mean time, and it is unclear if that can change throughout the season. If it would not, Simmons might need to stay in Philadelphia longer than he’d hoped, and it is unclear what taking part in for the 76ers might do to his commerce worth. This is a crucial step for Philadelphia, however the Simmons saga is way from over.