Ben Simmons' Agent Says Nets PG Will Be Healthy for 2023-24 Season amid Injury Rehab
The expectation is Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons will be back for the 2023-24 season.
His agent, Bernie Lee, told Brian Lewis of the New York Post (h/t HoopsHype) as much, saying Simmons "will be healthy to start the next season, for sure."
Lee also addressed rumors of frustration within the Nets' organization regarding his client's status.
"Noise is simply that: noise," he said. "It is neither motivating nor defeating. It simply exists. Ben will continue to remain singularly focused on keeping the main thing the main thing."
The 26-year-old has not been on an NBA floor since Feb. 15. The Nets ruled him out for the season in March with a back injury, though he had been jettisoned from the rotation following Brooklyn's trade-deadline roster revamp.
A three-time All-Star and seeming franchise cornerstone of the Philadelphia 76ers just two years ago, the Australian's career has fallen apart over the last two years. His dreadful playoff performance in 2021 led to him holding out for most of the 2021-22 season before an eventual trade to Brooklyn,
Simmons did not make his Nets debut until this season and looked like a shell of himself when he hit the floor.
