Nets coach Steve Nash knows the experience that Simmons, Durant and Irving are getting while playing together in the preseason is key. "I was pleased overall," Nash said. "I think it's all so new.

Once again. Simmons will receive a $8.25 million advance on July 1 and Oct. 1. Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons watches practice before an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Philadelphia.

76ers vs. Nets: 'No chance' Ben Simmons is playing in Philadelphia Thursday: ESPN Simmons said during his introductory press conference in Brooklyn that he hoped to be ready for the game at Wells ...

Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons sits on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in New York.

Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons’ careers have followed different arcs, but they intersected in the 2022-23 season. They each spent time on the Brooklyn Nets that year, although Durant got traded to ...

Nets players laughed in the pregame layup line when Simmons jogged out to boos. Simmons walked toward the stands and posed for a photo with the teenager wearing his Brooklyn No. 10 jersey.

The Nets acquired the 27-year-old from Philadelphia at the cost of James Harden behind the inevitable implosion of Brooklyn's Big 3 experiment (with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving). However, for ...

A return to New York is possible for Ben Simmons, only this time it would be on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Knicks have expressed interest in the polarizing former Nets point guard ...

Ben Simmons and Seth Curry were teammates on the Brooklyn Nets and could now join forces with Steph Curry on the Golden State Warriors.

Simmons' injury woes This season, Simmons has only played in 15 games. He once missed 38 straight. 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.7 assists are the averages for the top pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Simmons, the No.1 overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2016 NBA Draft, joined Harden with the Clippers following his Brooklyn departure, averaging 16.4 minutes in 18 appearances.