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Australian basketball player (born 1996)
Benjamin David Simmons is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the LSU Tigers, after which he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. Simmons was selected with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. After sitting out a year due to an injured right foot, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018 and was selected three times to the NBA All-Star Game.
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Heading into training camp, the Sacramento Kings were betting on the comeback of Ben Simmons. While they signed him to a one-year deal, the three-time NBA All-Star wasn’t guaranteed to make the final roster. According to Spotrac, Simmons’s $2.4 million salary is non-guaranteed. He can lock it in for the season if he’s…
After two lackluster preseason games against the Lakers, the Kings will have another opportunity to show us what they’re made of tonight against a different but familiar opponent: the Warriors. Who: Sacramento Kings @ Golden State Warriors Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA When: 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET Watch:…
Ben Simmons will make his debut with the Kings on Saturday against the Warriors.