Ben Simmons’ 76ers holdout ended over a yr in the past, however the scars he inflicted in Philadelphia run deep.
Simply ask Philly’s Georges Niang, who was very candid when discussing his outdated teammate this week throughout an look on 97.5 The Fanatic’s The John Kincade Present.
“I bought lots to say about that,” Niang mentioned when requested in regards to the variations between final yr’s Sixers group and this yr’s roster.
“Nicely, Ben Simmons sort of handicapped us originally of final yr. I imply, I wasn’t gonna say it, however now, you already know what I imply?
“Whenever you’re constructing rosters, speaking from a basic supervisor standpoint – I don’t understand how a lot [Simmons] makes, but it surely’s a max contract. So that you instantly take that off the books, ‘I’m not taking part in,’ you must determine it out the place different function gamers must step up and substitute, you already know, the passing, dribbling, rebounding, protection.”
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Thankfully for the Sixers, they had been by some means capable of get James Harden in trade for Simmons, with the latter not understanding nicely in any respect for the Brooklyn Nets.
Simmons has struggled to regain his confidence in Brooklyn, averaging profession lows in factors (6.9), rebounds (6.3) and assists (6.1).
Simply to high it off, he had fluid drained from his left knee and acquired a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection throughout the All-Star break, whereas additionally lacking his third straight sport towards the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
