Philadelphia 76ers reportedly expect Ben Simmons to start season with team

Ben Simmons was anticipated to get traded this offseason, however, the Philadelphia 76ers are holding agency to their excessive asking value for the three-time All-Star.

Simmons knowledgeable the staff he is not going to attend coaching camp, and the Sixers are anticipated to situation a nice in case their star ahead doesn’t report with the remainder of the staff, per Tom Moore of USA Today.

Moore means that Philadelphia is not going to hand over Simmons for picks, whereas, they might need one in every of roughly a handful of particular gamers in a possible commerce.

It’s extensively reported that the Sixers are hoping to obtain a James Harden-type of bundle in a possible Simmons deal. In consequence, they’re simply ready for an opportunity to commerce for an All-Star caliber participant like Bradley Beal or Damian Lillard.

However, Simmons has non intention of serving to the 76ers to discover a whole lot. The Australian star can also be not anticipated to indicate up within the Sixers’ coaching camp, regardless of he may very well be fined greater than $1 million for skipping.