The Miami Heat find themselves in a win or go home situation versus the Philadelphia 76ers as the Australian transplant Ben Simmons, who likes the Florida weather, takes advantage of a Heat team lacking in basketball smarts.
Ben and his family chose Montverde Academy, a small boarding school outside of Orlando with a considerable amount of international students and strong academic support.
Simmons had befriended Montverde stars Kasey Hill and Dakari Johnson at Adidas Nations and the U17 World Championships the previous summer, liked the idea of Florida weather and embraced the challenge of American ball.