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Ben Simmons reportedly turned down offer from Knicks, remains free agent

Mere weeks before NBA teams reconvene for training camp, Ben Simmons remains among the ranks of unsigned free agents. That’s not, however, because he hasn’t had opportunities to catch on.

In fact, according to longtime NBA journalist Marc Stein, the 29-year-old former No. 1 overall draft pick and three-time All-Star had an offer to join a championship contender … but turned it down:

The Knicks, league sources said, indeed offered a one-year contract to Ben Simmons that the former All-Star passed on.

New York is limited to minimum contract offers as training camps draw near and Simmons entered the summer hopeful of securing a contract above the minimum after he split last season between the Nets and Clippers.

The 76ers were inches away from a storybook reunion last season

Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are a duo immortalized in Philadelphia 76ers history for the wrong reasons. The tandem reminds 76ers fans of a laundry list of what-ifs from “The Process” era as well as their postseason shortcomings.

Still, a reunion between them wasn’t outside the realm of possibility. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report said that there were “overtures” between Simmons and Philadelphia after he was bought out by the Brooklyn Nets on February 8th. Fischer also believes Embiid and Simmons repaired the fracture in their once-polarizing relationship.

Simmons’ inability to develop a jumpshot made people not only question his ceiling, but also his fit alongside Embiid. This came to a boiling point following Philadelphia’s Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the 2020-21 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Simmons’ flaws were epitomized when he declined a chance at an easy layup, which was one of the 76ers’ many fatal mistakes that warranted their elimination. 

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