Although Ben Simmons is expected to recover from surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his right foot in just three months, rumor is circulating that he may sit out the entire 2016-17 season.
The Inquirer’s Keith Pompey stirred the pot on Sunday with his suggestion that the team should opt to redshirt the top overall pick in the 2016 draft, and Bob Cooney of the Daily News cited a source who said that the team may be forced to do just that at the behest of Simmons’ agent, Rich Paul.
"I just got off the phone with someone I trust who said there's no way his agent will let him play this season" - @BobCooney76 on Simmons
— 975TheFanatic (@975TheFanatic) October 3, 2016
While these are just rumors, it wouldn’t be a huge shock if Paul, whose Klutch Sports Group represents stars like LeBron James and John Wall, asked the Sixers to sit him this season.