FROM SHAMS: Ben Simmons is finalizing a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets to become a free agent, sources tell me and @WindhorstESPN. Simmons will meet with the Cavaliers and Clippers starting Friday as he decides his next home. - ThreadSky

shamsbot.bsky.social • 20 days ago

FROM SHAMS:

Ben Simmons is finalizing a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets to become a free agent, sources tell me and @WindhorstESPN. Simmons will meet with the Cavaliers and Clippers starting Friday as he decides his next home.

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hotsauce-1975.bsky.social•19 days ago

Went to many nets game. He was decent on ball distribution and defense but his unwillingness to shoot or drive to the basket was a problem. He would come off screens at a bad angle so he wouldn’t be passed the ball. Really disrupting the offensive flow

roadmeetsfeet.bsky.social•20 days ago

"He decides"???

kimberjohnson.bsky.social•20 days ago

< every fan of every NBA team instantly starts hoping their team doesn't sign him >

boozegetsmethrough.bsky.social•20 days ago

Idk, the Clippers just traded away all of their PG depth presumably because they had a deal in place for Brogdon or Simmons, and Brogdon isn't being bought out, so 🤷‍♂️

kenhatesladders.bsky.social•20 days ago

I actually want the Cavs to sign him so we don’t have to play Tristan Thompson off the bench in the playoffs. Simmons as backup center who doesn’t have to shoot? Sign me up.

veryvile.bsky.social•20 days ago

Enjoy China

boozegetsmethrough.bsky.social•20 days ago

Neither LA or Cleveland are in China

coolcucumber24.bsky.social•19 days ago

these ppl are parrots 😂

coolcucumber24.bsky.social•19 days ago

I wonder if he will land in LA (either team), Houston, CLT or Memphis

LA might be the move

swishahouse.bsky.social•20 days ago

I like his defense and ability to create easy buckets on fast breaks.

noobsbt.bsky.social•20 days ago

Me (as a Knicks fan) watching Ben Simmons go to the Cavs

nicktoth.bsky.social•20 days ago

I am a casual basketball fan these days (mediocre Bulls teams for too long) and I feel like I hear about Ben Simmons all the time. Is he really worth all this hype? Sincerely asking

edkensington.bsky.social•20 days ago

He is the most curious case of "fall off" in recent history

truesync.bsky.social•20 days ago

No but he entered the league with a ton of fan fare

Immediately was a polarizing player as he was young and athletic but couldn’t shoot

Was instantly memeable

Than he refused to play for his team for a full year but demanded to be paid

and at 23 quit playing basketball but demanded his $$$$

nicktoth.bsky.social•20 days ago

Right? That's what I know too and none of it says that he is going to turn it around and figure it out. What team would want him anyways? So weird to me

truesync.bsky.social•20 days ago

Doesn’t matter because he will get a min deal for a few months if he sucks he will just get waived

There is no risk at all

nicktoth.bsky.social•19 days ago

Ok, this adds up then. So why is he still getting so much attention?

truesync.bsky.social•19 days ago

Because he was paid a 177 mill contract and only played 148 games over the length of the 5 year contract

He was the number one pick rookie of the year all nba and to many seems he through all that away in an unprecedented fashion never before seen in pro sports

jblewis11.bsky.social•20 days ago

His fall-off is a shame

daddysports.bsky.social•20 days ago

Still think dude would’ve fit perfectly in Golden State off the bench with his passing and defense

coolcucumber24.bsky.social•19 days ago

move dray for bron & sign Simmons

warrenlain.bsky.social•20 days ago

bradlucksucks.bsky.social•20 days ago

As a sixers fan who had to deal with him going from a star to an absolute bum bozo…it’s a shame this guy hates basket ball so much because he’s got the talent to be elite.