Ben Simmons new agent, Bernie Lee, thinks that his client will be back in Brooklyn by next season, ready to go after what has been two miserable years marked by a holdout in 2021-22, off-season back surgery, then a miserable year in Brooklyn that ended with him and the Nets admitting he isn’t healthy enough to play.
“Without getting into specifics, what I’ve learned in all these conversations is that what Ben experienced here is considered to be part of the recovery from his previous procedure,” Lee told Brian Lewis. “The NBA schedule is obviously rigorous and not forgiving to the need for patience at times, and Ben made every effort to be available to help his team in every way as much as he could.