Ben Simmons is the man of the hour around the NBA but not exactly for the best reasons.
The young star is facing plenty of backlash around the league because of the way he’s handling his desire to be traded, and the Sixers have made it clear that he won’t get a single dollar unless he decides to show up.
That’s why former first-overall pick Kwame Brown offered Simmons a piece of his veteran wisdom, advising him to attend camp and collect every single penny he’s still owed:
“I feel like you should go to camp, sir, because it’s bigger than you,” Brown started. “You have all the media talking about you, and that is fine and dandy. Them people owe you $147 million, go get your f**ing money. Don’t get so emotional to where you do that; they are going to suspend the s**t out of you. They are going to delay your trade until they get the bulk of your money back.”
“They are going to get a lot of money, and it’s going to open you for company policy. They are going to say conduct detrimental to the team. They are going to sell your name and f*k your name up across the league because guess what, young man. You are doing business right now, and it ain’t about your feelings. There are other organizations, and if they invest their money into you, they want to know you are going to do business with them. You gotta be tradeable in the first place sir. So in order for Philly to trade you, you are going to have to do the right things, and that means getting your ass to camp,” Brown added.
Clearly, money isn’t an issue for Ben Simmons anymore at this part in his life. It’s more of an ego and pride thing.
There’s no denying that Simmons is one of the most talented players in the league and Metta Sandiford-Artest even said that he could be an MVP and a champion rather sooner than later. But, for now, we don’t even know where or if he’s going to play next season-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlJiu-E6zcQ
