You earn $200 million at the age of 29? If you don’t want to be scolded if you don’t want to be on the court!

The New York Post reported that Ben Simmons has attracted the interest of two teams, including the Knicks. But we also talked about it two days ago that for some players who have star resumes, the basic salary may be their reverse scale. Of course, Bency may indeed not have a team to want it, and we have no definite reports on these.

But no contract was signed for any subjective or objective reasons, Simmons currently sends a signal that he is not sure whether he wants to continue playing.

As the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, Ben Simmons is only 29 years old now. Although he has been in the NBA for nine years, he has not played for two seasons due to injury and has played for seven seasons. However, his total revenue in the NBA has exceeded US$200 million, of which last season exceeded US$40 million. If it were you, would you still want to be the one who gets scolded every day?

I still remember that during the draft, Simmons was regarded as the "next LeBron". Of course, there are many next LeBron, but none of them has really become the next one so far. He was reimbursed for injury in the rookie season and failed to make a debut. The second year, that is, the 17-18 season, he averaged 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists, and almost triple-double performance, helped the 76ers go from bad to bad and became the best rookie in one fell swoop. At that time, Simmons had everything, his body, vision, and rhythm, but he only had a lack of a certain degree of shooting. In the 18-19 season, he took out almost copied and pasted data from his rookie season, and was also selected as the All-Star, but his shooting problems seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. In the 19-20 season, his efficiency improved to the highest level in his career, with the All-Star, the All-Star team, the Best Defensive Team, and the DPOY vote fourth. For such a young, all-round and talented player, many people seem to think that the poor shooting may be temporary. He plays so well, can't he practice just one shot? But the injury at the end of the season left him missing the playoffs, Philadelphia was swept, and the team's problems gradually emerged. The real turning point was the 20-21 season. Average of 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game, still selected as the All-Star, Best Defensive Team, DPOY voting second, and MVP voting 12th. If you look closely, you will find that his score and his shooting numbers are slightly reduced. In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the scene of his refusing to make a layup at the basket became a watershed in his career. At that moment, he completely lost the trust of the team and fans. Embiid’s doubts with coach Rivers made it impossible to bridge the rift. In the 21-22 season, he chose to fight against the 76ers and refused to play. After being traded to the Nets, he was absent from the entire season due to back injuries and psychological problems. In his 22-23 season, the Nets were originally looking forward to a return from a king, Ben Simmons, but he actually pulled a big shot, which was completely different, with an average of only 6.9 points per game and a free throw percentage of less than 45%. He has decreased explosive power and lacked offensive desire. Of course, he has returned. He can still understand it after returning from the double blow of psychology and physiology. In the 23-24 season, the Nets had already entered reconstruction. After sending off Durant and Irving, Simmons should have been the axis of the organization. But he only played 15 games, with 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He was injured after playing a few games at the beginning of the season. After returning from Wuxian injury, he simply got a back injury and was directly reimbursed for the season. A back injury completely lost his ability to play. Three years have passed, and the Nets have recognized the nature of his fraudster and no longer have expectations for his talent.

Last summer, the Nets wanted to buy him out. When an All-Star is connected with a buyout, the default fact is that he is no longer at the peak and it is difficult for him to return to the peak. He was eventually bought out in the middle of the season and went to the Clippers. Last season at the Nets, the team also gave him a starting position, but 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and such a high salary make people unable to love it. When I came to the Clippers, I played 18 games, averaging 2.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, and directly declared: "I am a role player."

Looking back at the entire career, Simmons' peak came quickly. He was selected as an All-Star in the second season of his career. In the third season, he was already the top defense in the league. He originally needed to practice a little bit of shooting and felt that he would become a player in the league's appearance, but he went to another extreme.