Ben Simmons NBA Career is Done

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[@TheFlightMike]

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[@Money10187]

If it wasn't for your videos I would have thought Ben Simmons retired

[@81giorikas]

How many times has this video been posted man? Do you select the content or have a team? Well, upgrade.

[@paulpierre4895]

@@Money10187get him out lol

[@paulpierre4895]

@@Money10187please no more of him lol

[@melohopkins5480]

The fact that Ben Simmons didn’t maintain a 2.0 to be eligible for awards says it all. Low work ethic and discipline . Seen it up close so many times .

[@vudoodaddie]

It appears that his GPA is higher than his scoring average.

[@DogDongDotCom]

A 2.0 at LSU is pretty much a 0.1 at most JUCO's.

[@bren226]

That's my #1 take from this vid too. He said f class, I'm going to get PAID by the NBA. Super immature and short sighted. His dumb ass probably spent all that money already too. Ain't nobody gonna tell him nothin, dude ain't changing

[@malfaro3l]

I was thinking the same thing. This isn’t about getting straight A’s in high level physics classes, it’s about being disciplined enough to carry a X average.

[@texchu8331]

Yup, the signs were there even in college. An old pre-draft scouting report said," Simmons' lack of competiveness in crucial games has raised questions about his character... Those who know him best say he needs things to revolve around him on and off the court and that he's often been close-minded to coaching or instruction."

[@Joesteroven]

You saw it in Kobe’s eyes. “Dead ass serious”

[@nathanDrake-nd]

"when his career is over". Yeah it's bout time

[@nasaihyana]

Facts ...how another player more passionate about your development than you

[@sinsoreshippromotesconform8218]

@@Joesteroven when Ben was whining about Kobe criticism I instantly knew as a Sixers fan we were cooked.

[@monicapegues4008]

Here's the problem with Ben, he doesn't care. He's got the bag already. Hopefully he makes better decisions with his money so he doesn't end up broke.

[@Juice558]

I hope he ends up broke

[@sneedly3355]

Stu Jackson said it years ago

[@leonhughes9014]

he deserves to be broke.. the money is stolen from the fans

[@monicapegues4008]

@@leonhughes9014 I don't believe that. But his contact is his contact & he was still playing good before he got it.

[@jeffreyval9665]

I hope he goes broke. He's a garbage human being and has no redeeming qualities. One of the most unlikable athlete I've ever seen.

[@nyghtrunner]

I'm convinced at this point that Simmons never loved basketball. He loved what basketball could do for him in terms of money, women, etc. but not the game itself. Him and Ayton... Hit the lottery in terms of physique and athleticism, got their second contract, and quit caring.

[@Viserysrule3]

You Nailed it! Fuckin annoying Ben is. Gifted

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Good for him , joker cares more about his horses than bball , but he knows he won the genetic lottery & took advantage - if joker had the passion he would be ripped like Dwight H by now instead of being doughy

[@DaveFreeeees]

He didn't . Most of these kids grow up very great house holds which is fine but they don't have the hunger like the past generations

[@douglaslee85]

​@@notoriousLSGshow joker treat it like a job where you get paid you go to work and work on yoir game every single day .Nowadays player are too lazy to even treat it like a job . Jokers body is flabby because of genrtics more then anything ... Judging by how many min he plays a game.

[@meganth4560]

J​@@notoriousLSGshowjoker definitely works hard on his game. Look at how much he's improving since his early years

[@melohopkins5480]

Ben Simmons didn’t even need a 3 pointer , Just a solid mid range would’ve taken him to a whole different level. You don’t even have to guard him outside of the paint . It’s like playing 4 on 5 with him

[@MrMikeJagger]

Bro even if he was just decent at free throws so teams couldn’t foul him without getting punished. It’s crazy I’ve never seen a player get so close to goat debates and plummet that quickly.

[@Viserysrule3]

Seriously it’s like a football player who can’t tackle. A guard who can’t shoot. Got by on natural ability

[@stevenkurniawan6521]

Yeah, he can be like Westbrook if he can shoot mid range

[@ComedyBros5]

I'm 6'5" and didn't get into basketball til I was a freshman in a large public high school filled with athletic ball players. I majorly lacked coordination, IQ, and could only be counted on to make free-throws. The varsity team had a good big guy but he was a senior so I put in the countless hours of work and developed a decent post-game/hook shots/power moves, as well as the ability to knock down a jumper if needed. By my senior year, I averaged 12 and 10 a game as the starting center - which, in my opinion, is great from starting off not being able to do anything. With Simmons, I couldn't imagine being *THAT CLOSE TO GREATNESS* and not putting in the extra work to raise the bar and get me to where I need to be! He was 85% there, all he needed was a good midrange!

[@POPLee14]

The biggest issue is he is right handed and his brain dead Dad told him to shoot left. When he shoots right he has a nice form and flick of the wrist because it's natural. To be a goof lefty shooter he has to work hard at it and he simply doesn't. JJ Redick tried to help Ben and Ben wouldn't take his help lol😂

[@JS96919]

The fact that Ben Simmons failed to have a 2.0 GPA tells me everything I needed to know.

[@Cbrunning849]

Lots of athletes aren't good at school. I could care less about his grades. What he's done in the NBA is more then enough to understand

[@awesomereviews1561]

@@Cbrunning849 he has been a massive bust, nothing to brag about.

[@CoopMauKona]

You don't understand how it works. A one and done player only needs to survive 1 semester, then they can skip every class in the next semester and get all F's.

[@Cbrunning849]

@@CoopMauKona This dudes world is going to be shattered when he realizes most athletes that had good grades didn't actually study and get those grades. There is literally not enough time to study as a student athlete on that level. Plus the business of basketball they are making these universities absolute bank and they're not going to deter other elite athletes from playing at their school in the future over grades for the 1 year someone played there

[@JS96919]

@Cbrunning849 if scouts paid attention to his GPA they would have predicted this would have happened. 2.0 is literally just showing up

[@ramsay2234]

Funny seeing Joel calling someone out for missing games and needing baby sat 😂

[@dwaynewashington2424]

At least he’s playing more then Ben bro

[@JazzYachtrocker]

@@dwaynewashington2424you and I play more than Ben, bro

[@SoulReaper977]

Nah seeing doc calling out someone’s playoff performance is hilarious considering his playoff record lol

[@dwaynewashington2424]

@@JazzYachtrocker lmao seriously though

[@anubisgod23]

That's how bad it was ahaha

[@iAMxVV]

The irony of Doc Rivers saying the playoffs exposes anyone.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Doc is probably Exhibit A of that, so it's not like he's was wrong

[@DaveFreeeees]

Doc killed Ben confidence. He could've said he can win a ring with Ben . Doc is no good

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@DaveFreeeees Ben had problems in the playoffs way before Doc ever showed up, especially on offense, confidence had nothing to do with it.

[@jahjoeka]

​@@DaveFreeeeesBen is a grown man. I can't imagine being so butthurt because my manager hurt my feelings. That's life.

[@pointeddown]

When did flamed out with a clippers squad that could have won it all. He showed everyone he was not him.

[@horatiotulloch9285]

Ben Simmons is legitimately the definition of you can’t teach motor

[@mitchtherevolution]

Motor, as in effort? Because I disagree with that completely. Mental health, and inability to handle criticism messed his game up. People always talk about how he can't shoot because he doesn't practice, but that doesn't even make any sense. Dude was shooting middle school numbers from the free throw line, as a NBA Vet. If you're shooting number like that, it means you are physically incapable of improving. Just like Shaq didn't have the fine motor muscle required to ever develop a good jump shot. Just like how Lebron is still a mediocre shooter, it has nothing to do with practice. That is as good as Lebron can physically be at shooting. All the analysts and critics were talking about how he needed to work on his shot. But I GUARANTEE, that is the limit of his shooting ability, and no amount will ever make him a good shooter. Sports dudes seem to forget that just because you can do some things with a basketball, doesn't mean you can learn to shoot. He was always a limited player, and he was WILDLY overrated in Philadelphia, but he could have been a solid role player if the entered the league with lower expectations and fell into that role.

[@123shotas]

​@@mitchtherevolutionYou think people gonna read your essay about Ben Simmons 😂😂😂

[@roboticvenom1935]

​@@mitchtherevolutionShaq developed a 3pt shot after he left the NBA btw. Because he wanted to train it for fun

[@vlada]

He's legitimately definition of continuously bad coaching. He didn't know if he shot right or left and the enabler-coaches didn't want to rock the boat. The Bol Bol types go through 4 high school coaches in 4years because they look for enablers.

[@telvinthornton7459]

@@123shotaslol what’s crazy i liked n agreed but only read halfway through because i just assumed Ik what the rest of it said 🤣🤣

[@instantactionz4284]

Ben Simmons had less than 2.0 gpa😭

[@Michael12255]

Who gives a fuck about GPA

[@mw-sl9vo]

he basically can't even spell his name correctly 🤣

[@roboticvenom1935]

​@@mw-sl9voIt's not an intelligence thing silly he just didn't do any of the work

[@mw-sl9vo]

@@roboticvenom1935 yeah he probably was too lazy to learn how to spell his own name.

[@kenw2225]

Yea he's really smart. You're right. He's so smart lol

[@adalbertoprado967]

As a disabled man from birth. Watching Ben Simmons self sabotage his own career is fucking infuriating. Do you know how badly I wanted to go pro, and to watch someone who was considered a Basketball PHENOMENON just squander his talents because he can’t put in the effort is fucken agonizing

[@Slumdankin1123]

The nba pay gaps are crazy! Kelly Oubre was on a vet minimum last year at $2 million and Ben Simmons was making 20 times Kelly's salary! And the 76ers got way more out production out of Kelly in one year than the nets have gotten out of Ben in 3 years.

[@cyclopentadiol2923]

It's not just the NBA. Sport salaries are just publicized unlike all the other jobs where companies don't want you talking about pay so you don't realize you're getting shafted.

[@Slumdankin1123]

@ yea I know salaries are crazy all over. I've seen it with my wife at her job and she's an attorney. And it's also all sports not just nba. But I thought it was crazy Kelly was on a vet minimum compared to some players who are making 20-40 million and Kelly is playing as good if not better.

[@mwivy_]

Agents, gotta get that Rich Paul paper

[@ThatsPety]

Biggest thing i got from this video is that bro couldnt keep a 2.0 GPA FOR ONE YEAR 😂😂😂

[@cartier82]

What’s worded is that he has tutors 🤣🤣. Back in 2021 and 2022, folks that went to LSU at same time of Ben, would be all up in the comments saying: Ben loved the women, but he hated going to class .. or .. Ben was hardly ever in class. Yikes 😬

[@danielplainview2360]

Ben Simmons is the very definition of spoiled and lazy. Giving a guy like that, a $170 million in *guaranteed* money was the dumbest decision I've ever seen in the NBA.

[@kenw2225]

Spreewell turned down 45 million, saying he can't feed his family on that. And instead got 0. Celtics paying Gordon Hayward. Clips paying kawhi. Lots of things compare to that Ben Simmons deal. I've missed some that I didn't mention, as well

[@Viserysrule3]

Overgrown humans with natural abilities. As long as they don’t do anything stupid..it’s gotta be nice to get paid more than people that save lives.

[@universe-ie2mk]

Clips paying kawhi was fine he had just won the finals mvp. Hayward was an all star. Even philly extending simmons is understandable. Some guys get hurt. Others just fall off. Simmons dont even want to shoot layups. Its embarassing. m​@kenw2225

[@ktime9352]

And there’s been a lot of dumb decisions lol

[@RKO859]

@@kenw2225 Gordon Hayward at least tried to played for the Celtics but broke his leg in a freak accident. Simmons is just plain stealing

[@patricelumumba2470]

He got filthy rich and became lazy.. no more drive to succeed.

[@Viserysrule3]

I think he was always lazy..go through the motions type dude. Just blessed with height and ability. Ha imagine Isaiah Thomas type of heart with Simmons body.

[@universe-ie2mk]

​@@Viserysrule3he didnt even wanna play in the sec tournament. Red flag before he even got drafted.

[@himekomurata72]

​@@Viserysrule3 IT with Ben Simmons body would be top 10 player all time easily 😂

[@Viserysrule3]

@@himekomurata72 hahah All time. For real

[@cedricessono6158]

Like a scammer.

[@DeepSweetSoulful]

Stu Jackson's ability to identify a red flag of character became very real. NBA Scouting strategies continue to under evaluate mental and character.

[@dustinstorm4481]

This is what has made Presti so good

[@kenw2225]

Scouts and execs never get it right. They only care about physical traits. Even LeBron, with the best physical traits in the world was worthless in the finals until he got to learn from wade how to be a champion. Need the stuff in between the ears more than anything else , when everyone is world class athletically

[@texchu8331]

He's just going on what the scouts are saying (remember how he said based on what he's hearing). The scouts were saying he lacks competiveness in crucial games, acted like a diva on and off the court, and wasn't coachable. Some even went as far as saying they never seen someone already get corrupted by fame and fortune this badly before they even get to the NBA.

[@methos4866]

It's something that needs more of an emphasis. Athleticism and innate skills mean nothing when the mental game doesn't add up. What made guys like Kobe and Jordan great is the love for the game, the drive to win, the drive to be the best player for your team and those that support you, self awareness, self accountability, all these things are the ingredients needed to make a legend. Ingredients that Simmons lacks.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

It should have been a red flag that the LSU team Simmons was on had a losing record. How the hell can a guy who is supposedly that good not even get his team to .500?

[@PrettyRxccy]

Pat Riley aint going for that bullsh. So he definitely not gonna be in Miami.

[@SuSmallville]

Not unless he's paying Ben the Vet minimum.

[@clintzuleger8918]

Not only that, Jimmy Butler does not come across as someone who will be shy about calling out someone’s lack of effort.

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

The Ben Simmons Shanghai Sharks arc finna go crazy!🔥

[@tywesley2047]

Shit at this point I don’t think Shanghai would have him!

[@leojones22]

Shanghai is so beautiful compared to most American cities

[@tongpopyro2691]

he doesn't need the sharks. he's made so much money he can just retire and play video games for the rest of his life

[@screamingbanana4391]

Get Dwight Howard and they goin 82-0 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@EVERYTHINGTVANDSOME]

Ben been done for a while

[@DomainObject]

Yup. Washed. 💦

[@kevincollado6077]

Since that hawks series

[@JaeSproo]

3:31 time stamp "During his collegiate career, he still managed to average 3 Blocks per game". *THAT IS AN EGREGIOUS UN-TRUTH!* He averaged 0.8 blocks per game. So less than 1! Why would you say something so off???

[@GrrrAero]

Mike been eating good off Ben.😂😂😂

[@yacobmengesha976]

Every year 😂😂😂

[@GrrrAero]

@@yacobmengesha976 every month😂😂😂😂

[@QualityEditz]

@@GrrrAeroevery day 😂

[@wavyboytbigbucks2852]

@@QualityEditzevery hour 😂

[@talentedmrflowers]

​@@wavyboytbigbucks2852 every minute 😂😂😂

[@tims4502]

“I can’t play because of mental health reasons” “Ok, so go to therapy.” “No.” Mental health is a real thing, but when someone claims it to be an issue but won’t see a doc? In this case it’s a condition called “laziness.”

[@myjciskate4]

Sometimes, mental health can affect your ability to do even basic things. I could see how he would just say no if he's feeling like life is worthless. Even things like "laziness" are usually a symptom of some underlying issue, whether physical or mental.

[@SrMestizo]

Come on Michael… if Jimmy Butler is staying with the Miami Heat, then Ben Simmons is not going to play for the Miami Heat. Jimmy will make Ben quit basketball this time… I think Ben’s best fit for a new team would be Chicago Bulls… 2nd Knicks…

[@0...00..19]

Its crazy people were thinking he was better than Donovan Mitchell

[@roboticvenom1935]

How's it crazy. Explain how. He had a WAY higher ceiling then dmitch his rookie season Ben Simmons had crazy potential

[@0...00..19]

@roboticvenom1935 because dmitch was always consistently good while Simmons is an entitled and spoiled child. It's crazy for anyone who has sense not so crazy for most of the undeserving and entitled world

[@0...00..19]

@@roboticvenom1935 on top of that you claiming he had "a WAY higher ceiling" is COMPLETELY subjective and you being so sure about it shows how unreliable your opinions are

[@PlankDot]

@@0...00..19 You're looking in retrospect. At the time, Simmons broke a lot of rookie records and LITERALLY won rookie of the year. He had great play making skills and knew how to score the ball. He didn't have a jumper, but that wasn't the end of the world and could be developed. He was the next player up and to say otherwise is to expose yourself as not knowing what you're talking about.

[@0...00..19]

@@PlankDot no I'm not, I'm looking at when dmitch was pissed that Ben won rookie of the year over him and realize he was right the whole time

[@nina.michelle]

Ben Simmons and Zion is proof that you need more than talent and size to be successful as a professional athlete. Talent and size can only get you so far, before you need to put the WORK AND EFFORT in always get better. These 2 have no drive whatsoever

[@jahivah]

Black folk will understand this. Ben has gotten away with a lot because he's light-skinned. His tendencies are all dark-skinned but people either miss or ignore because of what he looks like. Ben a YN

[@Mcfred37]

I find Joel's quotes about refusing to babysit somebody, and only being focused on the guys that are here, really funny now as he sits out the majority of games and refuses to play on back to backs while his team are tied for the second worst record in the league.

[@stevescott3735]

Embiid gave this city his all…his body is just finally genuinely breaking down. Dude has played through so many injuries…Simmons is the polar opposite.

[@JLC942]

@@stevescott3735bro can at least show up on time to team events

[@plebtile3347]

Ben is smart as hell, getting paid tens of millions to not play basketball

[@CarlosJamle]

Ben Simmons is the biggest bust ever

[@mcnealokorie5611]

Bro aint no bust bros a two time all star if u make a all star game he aont no bust

[@Alright_imma_headout]

No hes not lol, there were way bigger misses than ben

[@kylec.8350]

Not even close

[@laugh-cry-n-think_]

Ben Simmons is better than Jordan and LeBron combined

[@ItzM36Spadez]

Kwame Brown is worse

[@socialmediaego]

It’s crazy how Ben actually beat the bust allegations early in his career, then the Hawks game happened… besides the back issues I would def say Ben had mental issues he can’t get over.

[@DemonKingBadger]

I suspect he plays up those back issues to avoid playing.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I don't even think it's a matter of not being able to get over them. It's that he doesn't care enough to put in the effort to try.

[@MrOctober44]

​@@DemonKingBadgerHe's had two back surgeries, lol

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Meh , can't blame him for not ruining his long term ability to functionally move by selling out his body for a few years to this chyNAW slurping league

[@mr.h1389]

2.0😂😂😂 I bet he didn't even know where his classes were

[@blablablaa14]

When he was coming out of LSU the big knock on Ben was that attitude/mentally he doesn't care about the game that much to get better. Now years later that exactly happened. People were worried about THIS Ben Simmons since he was in college. They were just right about him

[@lisafan6365]

He doesn't just play passively... he actively seeks out ways to avoid having to shoot or go to the freethrow line. Hell, he eventually progressed to finding ways to not even have to play...

[@Aaaaamon]

Skip the recap here 20:29

[@ZincAddict]

goat level comment

[@danbarton8792]

Lmao

[@morbid_muppet3388]

I wish I could have seen this before watching…

[@madao4024]

The man who was a jumper away from Lebron.

[@spacexmike]

2:31 to skip the 'intro'

[@memo3994]

❤❤❤

[@alanponikvar3921]

It is not that Simmons could not shoot threes. He could not shoot any shoot beyond a baby hook. He had no shot beyond seven feet.

[@mikeblaze7424]

Yea us Sixers fans told everybody hes trash no one listened

[@monicapegues4008]

The Sixers didn't listen either but got lucky enough to get rid of him.

[@mikeblaze7424]

@ good point. they definitely didn’t listen

[@Cbrunning849]

Of course nobody listened. When are you guys not going at the throats of your own players? Just another day for a 76ers fan.

[@DaveFreeeees]

Sixers fans didn't say he was trash. They said he was soft not trash

[@mikeblaze7424]

@ nah by the end everyone was saying hes trash

[@smileyface4497]

Simmons will get eaten alive in Miami. I think he’s one of those dudes that realized they’re good at something and said “fuck it, might as well”, no passion, no drive, no extra work ethic or hunger. Just “fuck it, we ball” vibes. I mean not even able to maintain a 2.0 is insane, I knew frat dudes that went out 6 times a week and still had a 2.0 gpa, like cmon bro, that right there was very telling. Hey at least he got over 200m (and counting) out of something he had little passion for, I can’t hate that part

[@nomooon]

15:01 if you know you that strong, you should have no fear of going in the paint and finish strong, not passing the ball away before a potential dunk.

[@AbeSilver-c7t]

Joel embiid saying we get paid to play is irony at its finest 😂

[@Anonymous_Lee19]

Ben Simmons is that person who constantly reminds others of his "best days". 🤣

[@tiyopaenguin]

When people said Ben would become a Lebron James someday, I didn't know they meant Lebron James Jr.

[@MrReymoclif714]

🎟️

[@v3zMedia]

19:25 Absolutely not. Jimmy Butler will cause Ben to retire early. Lol!

[@aztn19]

I almost want that to happen just for Jimmy to get Simmons out of the league faster lol

[@thecoolrich]

8:07 nah Deshaun Watson is the worst contract in Sports history ngl

[@topspot4834]

He's chosen not to be healthy cause he's terrified of shooting free throws. As insane as that sounds, it's the truth.

[@realflorida211]

He made his money and couldn't care less about playing. He was drafted in 2016 yall. Its almost 2025. This ship has sailed

[@Em4gdn1m]

IDK man, at least he attempted that layup last night.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@5starben_]

2:31 sponsor end

[@aahhoo]

Thanks, these betting ads are annoying

[@Eski813]

Fuck ads

[@Wuwux244]

What an insanely accurate read into the future by Stu @4:00 😂

[@notoriousLSGshow]

I would have a team scout follow & evaluate & replicate Stu's thought process on players & make it a staple of my front office system of signing & drafting players

[@DaveFreeeees]

Skip Bayless said the same thing about him before the draft . Drafting fultz was a set back too he had that low motor look to him as well.

[@bjennings02]

he knows ball

[@machadofilm]

Man made money and is still young 🤙

[@bigbearkat2010]

And he'll probably have every dime spent within the next decade

[@asaptm4975]

I j want him to work on his shot lol. Everybody talking about everything else than this. If he finds a jumper he’d bring himself back as a contender

[@chief8268]

lol Doc Rivers man, "i dont think he can be a PG on a championship team". Well i dont think YOU can be a coach on a championship team either. And Embiid who now has the most insane load management, isn't the one to talk about Ben Simmon's mentality lol.

[@treytheway]

Bro preach they tried making him practice when his back was so bad he had to get surgery. Not to say he didn’t do wrong in the situation but your points are valid af

[@Cbrunning849]

Not a doc fan at all....but what are you talking about. He literally was

[@chief8268]

@@Cbrunning849 that was more than 15 years ago

[@Cbrunning849]

@@chief8268 Ya that's why I'm not a doc fan he's super overrated...but you can't say you don't think he can be a coach of a championship team. He literally has been.....

[@notoriousLSGshow]

TBF doc has taken many different teams to playoffs & has won a chip along w/ a very solid NBA career & he was prob pizzed that his future w/ 76ers was based on a max deal player that was often injured & has no passion for the game

[@lexwilliams3294]

Ben Simmons would get eaten alive by Miami and the culture

[@kanzaki0001]

4:30 Stu Jackson was right on the money with that comment

[@spookmaster106]

He is goated for this take.

[@ThingsAreGonnaGetSporty]

Australian basketball phenoms are just oddballs man: Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving, Liz Cambage all of them have varying levels of screws loose.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Irving was a MONSTER 10 games ago!!!

[@wayne30-f7h]

Not Only is Ben Simmons Robbing money from the NBA But He Also Robbed Donovan Mitchell of his Rookie of the Year

[@roboticvenom1935]

No he didn't he was incredible his rookie year. Everyone thought Ben Simmons had a higher ceiling then dmitch buddy. You must've forgot

[@Skullhunter30]

The controversy was around Simmons not technically being a rookie, not so much dmitch being better that season

[@roboticvenom1935]

@@Skullhunter30 But let's be real here he really was a rookie. It'd be more of a honest robbery if Simmons was not given ROTY because of such technicality. That'd be far worse

[@ramonanzures9780]

Its been done once his contact is up whos signing him? Hes either retiring or playing in a country no ones ever heard of

[@MrReymoclif714]

In Moldova 🇲🇩 filming one of the RED movies with Bruce Willis.

[@Thehughesgaming]

The downfall of Ben Simmons had the writing on the wall since college with his complete lack of work ethic or desire to work on his game, saying that College didn’t matter and it was just a stepping stone

[@DaveFreeeees]

They drafted 2 guys that didn't make the NCAA tournament which is ridiculous and not to be ignored. Fultz and ben low motor

[@bjennings02]

his game has not evolved one bit, and his confidence has declined

[@luiscastillo7009]

no team should pick him up, he's a liability

[@MrReymoclif714]

He just seemed to disappear from sight?

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

The physical tools are there he needs a team with a super disciplined coach like kerr or Malone

[@MrCantfindanynames]

Doc told no lies. Man, this whole thing about Ben just suuuuuuucks because he can be SO FREAKIN GOOD! If he never shot another 3pt his entire career he could still easily avg 16, 12, and 6... he can post up. He has that sweeping running hook, he has the height to block shots and get put backs, he can guard the perimeter very well... the man has so many talents because we've seen it. Why when he gets on the court there is nothing there???? It is so wild

[@CitroChannel]

Simmons is really simply a case of an incredibly naturally talented player that doesn't actually love the game of basketball and just happened to be good enough at it to coast through life without having to put in as much effort as others. It's kind of sad really because he could be great... he just doesn't care enough to do so. I'm not even saying basketball has to be his only passion (look at Jokic, for example), but he simply appears to lack _any_ real passion for the actual game and doesn't care about winning or even keeping up the appearance of someone that wants to win after getting paid.

[@dasdet6505]

BRO COULDNT GET A GPA OF 2.0? COME ON

[@sneedly3355]

I don’t react to videos very often when I’m just listening by myself but that shit even got me lmaooooo. Especially for an athlete, that’s LITERALLY the bare minimum😭😭

[@Fotosynthesis858]

His career has BEEN DONE for years now. Idk how he can sleep at night knowing he isn’t worth what’s he’s getting paid. The Nets deserve to breach his contract for being a BUST 💯

[@popitforpoppa1682]

ben simmons not winning the wooden award cuz he didn’t have over a 2.0 gpa is the most lsu thing ever

[@NipSlipKnot]

What a waste of a god giving gift.

[@DaffyTaffy93]

Australian players stay catching L’s lately

[@Royalewithcheese579]

Dyson Daniels disagrees.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Huh? What other Australian players are "catching strays "? JFC Internet random casuals love to say goofy trendy buzzwords w/o context & based off false premises

[@mohamedabdourahman9845]

@@notoriousLSGshowProbably Giddy

[@cameronunderwood2717]

What sucks is I really think Simmons had the potential to be a great player

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Ben is the son of an NBL legend Dave. I'm not sure how much money his dad made as a baller but I'm sure it was enough to be comfortable. Ben was probably a spoilt brat. He got his money and stopped caring.

[@VikCain]

The more I hear from Doc Rivers the more impressive that Boston Celtics championship looks. They won despite a horrible horrible coach.

[@lile4life713]

He could be done , he doesn’t care he got that bag

[@mikeblaze7424]

And he’ll still be broke in a couple years

[@andreagori5634]

When Philly stop to paying him in the he was immediatly run out of money.. he Is stupid outside the court just like inside

[@YumboYack2521]

@@mikeblaze7424I’m Ben’s realtor and car salesman, can confirm.

[@Cbrunning849]

​@@andreagori5634He's been getting paid this whole time. So he's still making bank. However that won't be the case next year

[@lile4life713]

@@andreagori5634you’re stupid gages getting 40 mill this year 😂

[@kurtywj]

There is no way in the world Heat would want a guy like Simmons. They need guys that can’t fit into Heat culture, like they drafted Jaimie. Simmons will only get minimum contract or out of NBA once he’s current contract ends. He’s done.

[@charliewestbook3045]

There cannot be a way an NBA team sign him for next season. Why would any organisation take a punt on him when injuries and his perceived lack of arseness will be a huge factor

[@DemonKingBadger]

1 year, lower money.

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@DemonKingBadger dude could work for free and still be overpaid at this point

[@BenWeiss-f9p]

Simmons to the heat is crazy, butler hates him with a passion and will break him again.

[@ikiwheese]

I can't even believe teams have entertained the idea of keeping this guy and paying him millions. Literal waste of space and money. At this point you might be better with Bronny James.

[@akultisgod5538]

how do you have less that 2.0gpa? you get 1.9 just for writing your name.

[@timothy4772]

The Nets thought they had a superteam in Durant, Irving, and Simmons but they ended up with three headcases.

[@MrOctober44]

They never wanted Simmons.

[@timothy4772]

@@MrOctober44 You're right. I forgot about their other headcase that they had to get rid of, James Harden.

[@tnsxpm]

"They fined me for not lifting weights but I'm one of the strongest guys on the team" 😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@blakegilmore9360]

It's crazy how much he regressed not even not improving he just actively got worse

[@ValricP]

RIP to whatever team is foolish enough to roll the dice on this fool.

[@suprememike1427]

He don’t want it for real he refuses to shoot

[@ROF-o3o]

I seriously loved Mike's optimism at the end- it was ridiculously bordering on delusion and I was laughing my a. off. The dude is soon to hit 30 and the wrong end of that, with a bad back, had relied on his soon to be gone athleticism his entire career, and has a bad attitude, closed mind, and just disrespectful to anyone, anything close to helping him. There is a bigger chance of me ending up with Emma Stone than this guy becoming to anywhere close to having a path in the NBA, much more to the Heat, much more catapulted back to stardom. If, and that's a big if, he'll get catapulted to China. He's more done than Kris.

[@flameofthegame]

Simmons is the prime example of god given ability with 0 mental strength .

[@Twoostressed]

Kobe was right

[@lighty805]

Kobe from the heavens: SOFT.

[@Sqeaky6969]

Kobe is not in heaven my dude is def in hell after Colorado and the fact he got with his wife when SHE was in hs

[@SilverSpectre266]

What they call a "fine", I call an appropriate pay dedication. Dude wanted all the money, for none of the effort, and wants sympathy for not making millions while people work through injury for scraps.

[@Eekaay14]

'CuE thE IntRO' dude thinks hes got the hardest intro ever

[@notoriousLSGshow]

JFC, why don't u do your own vids & stop menstrating over stupid AF 💩

[@mtbicepulous]

The irony of embids statements is hilarious. ‘We get paid to play’ zoom forward a few years and the same guy sitting out half the season lmao

[@ProblematicT9k]

Often people turn into the people that they hate ..

[@adh2298]

All players who were at one time dubbed “The next Lebron” #1. Jabari Parker. Class of 2014 NBA Career: Cooked 2. Ben Simmons. Class of 2016 NBA Career: Cooked 3. Luka Doncic. Class of 2018 NBA Career: Already HOF worthy, on the rise with great potential. 4. Zion Williamson. Class of 2019 NBA Career: Cooked potentially* 5. Victor Wembanyama. Class of 2023 NBA Career: Already All NBA worthy, on the rise with great potential.

[@roboticvenom1935]

Wemby doesn't okay like LeBron neither does luka

[@Sqeaky6969]

The only one who was called the next LeBron was Ben Simmons. Jabari was compared to Melo, no one thought Luka had all time great potential, Zion was called the best prospect since LeBron but wasn't really directly compared to LeBron most people compared him to Barkley and wemby is the best prospect since LeBron never been compared to him

[@notoriousLSGshow]

TBF JP has some horrific injuries & who TF called him the next LBJ? Ice cold fecal take

[@troyarrington5492]

Who the ell called wemby the next LeBron ?

[@roboticvenom1935]

@@troyarrington5492 Nobody

[@trrd2463]

Before knowing Ben Simmons story I thought I'd fucked my potential.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Nope!!! Repeating the 10th grade 3 times before joining the 1974 Army will be the standard.

[@Nunbutvibesant]

Bro all Ben Simmons had to do was listen to Kobe’s advice which was to get a damn jumpshot. He was being compared to players like LeBron and Magic when he was drafted due to being a Point forward who could facilitate and being great defense.

[@Exia09]

Ben Simmons is everything wrong with today's NBA.

[@kushboysmartee99]

He’s 9th in the league in assists playing less than 30 minutes a game…..

[@yojackdylan]

i’m saying. So easy to kick this man to the curb but he’s fr a solid option to facilitate!

[@iamrysheem]

Yeah but its fans. They always have ridiculous takes and poor team building gm minds

[@roronoazoro-136]

5 points a game.

[@meishaleonard8621]

​@@roronoazoro-136he's playing 24 minutes a game. The points are still low but his true shooting percentage is, actually pretty good. He just doesn't shoot. If you curated his stats to 36 minutes per game he's almost averaging a triple double...

[@bigbearkat2010]

Yeah weird how the guy that pisses himself if he gets near the basket is able to rack up stats involving passing the ball.

[@evoxghiretti]

I dont need to watch the video. I just clicked to come to the comments to say, GOOD.

[@x_XBurner361]

Let this sink in….Ben Simmons is the 76ers 2nd all-time leader in triple doubles behind only Wilt Chamberlain…he was only there for four seasons 😂.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Proof positive that triple doubles are an utterly overrated stat

[@alanacevedo4928]

Genuinely makes me sad because I really loved his play style and it felt like barring that playoff blunder and 76ers ousting him, it looked like he might’ve taken that next step

[@RaLightXEternal]

I still blame Doc Rivers for blaming Ben Simmons for the game 7 loss to Toronto right after the game. Something a Coach should never do.

[@mohamedabdourahman9845]

You mean Atlanta right???

[@ThreeLions82]

Get over it already.

[@Bradcheney]

Have to agree with everything said about Ben Simmons it can also be said about Joel embiid and Bronny James. Two over hyped and over paid players who get everything handed to them.

[@chingchaching24]

I will be surprised if a team offers him a new contract

[@oscargarcia451]

The Lakers

[@notoriousLSGshow]

​@@oscargarcia451id be ok w/ that - if healthy he could be an elite "glue" guy