Ben Simmons will not participate in summer league this year, Sixers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo said Monday at the team's training facility in Camden.
"Ben Simmons will not play in summer league," Colangelo told reporters during a press conference announcing the details of the team's blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics to acquire the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft. "We feel it's not prudent at this time. He's doing really well and everything's moving along. We just feel that at this stage, it's the right decision not to have him play.