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Brooklyn Nets | #10 | Guard-Forward

Ben

Simmons

PPG

6.9

RPG

6.3

APG

6.1

PIE

10.1

HEIGHT

6'10" (2.08m)

WEIGHT

240lb (109kg)

COUNTRY

Australia

LAST ATTENDED

Louisiana State

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

July 20, 1996

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 1

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'10" | 240lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2016 R1 Pick 1

BIRTHDATE

July 20, 1996

COUNTRY

Australia

LAST ATTENDED

Louisiana State

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Last 5 Games

Game DateMatchupW/LMINPTSFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
FEB 15, 2023BKN vs. MIAW2021250.0000.0000.0044400154
FEB 13, 2023BKN @ NYKL1321250.0000.0000.012320121-4
FEB 11, 2023BKN vs. PHIL1642366.7000.0000.012330111-1
FEB 09, 2023BKN vs. CHIW2084757.1010.0000.026840013-12
FEB 07, 2023BKN vs. PHXL2721250.0000.0010.004461142-1

Player News

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10/29/55705, 7:46 PM

Playing 5-on-5 with no restrictions

Head coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday that Simmons (back/knee) is playing 5-on-5 with no restrictions and will be ready for training camp at the beginning of October, Evan Barnes of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

07/28/55539, 11:03 AM

Full go for training camp

Simmons' (back/knee) agent, Bernie Lee, said Thursday in appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio that Simmons is "100 percent healthy" and is expected to start training camp without any limitations.

07/13/55462, 4:43 AM

Skipping FIBA event

Simmons (back/knee) doesn't plan to plan for the Australian national team in the FIBA World Cup in August, NetsDaily.com reports.

03/29/2023, 5:06 PM

Ben Simmons: Expected to avoid surgery

Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday that Simmons (back, knee) is out for the season but isn't expected to require any surgeries this summer, Nick Friedell of ESPN.com reports. "Ben will not be joining us the rest of the year and through the playoffs," Vaughn said after Tuesday's practice. "After consulting with our doctors, multiple specialists, he's just going to begin a rehab program. Our doctors and the specialists feel and think that he'll have a full recovery so that starts now."

03/25/2023, 11:48 PM

Ben Simmons: Season over

Simmons (knee, back) will not play again this season, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports. According to Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn, "[Simmons] is not going to join us for the rest of the season, in all honesty."

Awards and Honors

  • 1 All-Rookie Team

  • 2 All-Defensive Team

  • 1 All-NBA

  • 3 NBA Player of the Week

  • 4 NBA Rookie of the Month

  • 1 NBA Rookie of the Year