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Ben Simmons Returns to the NBA, Thankfully Not With the Sixers

Kevin Kinkead

By Kevin Kinkead

Published:

Apr 11, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Ben Simmons (25) during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.
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Ben to the Kings:

This is the perfect landing spot for Ben. Sacramento is a terrible, small market team that hasn’t won a playoff series in more than 20 years. There will be no eyeballs on that team. No expectations, no scrutiny, nobody even caring. He can go through the motions out there and collect a paycheck while playing 15.7 minutes a night and refusing to shoot the basketball from further than eight feet. He can set screens for Nique Clifford and Malik Monk when not standing in the dunker spot. Then he can go fishing at Tahoe on his off days.

Kevin Kinkead

Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com

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