Simmons, who turns 27 this July, remains to be beneath contract with Brooklyn by the 2024-25 season. “Ben is a 26 year-old-guy who’s simply beginning his profession and clearly there have been some challenges just lately,” Lee advised Begley. “However like each actually nice particular person I’ve noticed, Ben is motivated internally to proceed to develop himself and his expertise and take a look at his skill and, most significantly, compete. He merely wants to realize the chance to be wholesome which we consider we’ve discovered.” -via SportsNet New York / March 28, 2023