Represented by Klutch Sports since his arrival in the NBA, Ben Simmons has decided to leave Rich Paul’s agency following seven years of collaboration. The Nets player should engage with the agent Bernie Lee, who also defends the interests of Jimmy Butler.
Ben Simmons and Klutch Sports, so it’s over.
As Ramona Shelburne ofESPNthe Australian has decided to change agents, a first since the day he was drafted by the Sixers in June 2016. Klutch Sports indeed represented Simmons in his first seven NBA seasons. (with two white seasons in the lot), but the unfortunate evolution of his career has obviously pushed him to cut ties with Klutch in order to make a “new start”.
Simmons and Klutch decided to part ways in a conversation this week. “He just needed a fresh start,” according to a source.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) March 17, 2023
As a reminder, Ben Simmons’ career has really been derailed since this Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals in 2021, lost by the Sixers once morest the Hawks. Presented as a scapegoat following refusing a dunk on … Trae Young in the money time, Simmons did not really receive the support he expected and then went engaged in a real dispute with the Philadelphia franchisepromoted by Klutch Sports.
This conflict began with a transfer request in the summer of 2021 and ended with a trade to the Nets in February 2022 following spending months on the sidelines. Mentally as well as physically, Bennie has so far failed to regain his level All-NBA / DPOY which had allowed him to land a five-year, $ 177 million contract with Klutch in 2019. He is even very far from it.
Turning to 7 points – 6 rebounds – 6 assists average with Brooklyn this season, Ben Simmons is only a shadow of himself. The former Sixer has even returned to the infirmary because of knee and back pain, and no one knows when he will be able to return to the floors.
So yes, clearly, Simmons needs a fresh start today, remains to be seen if this change of agent is the trigger that will allow him to bounce back. Allow us to doubt it.
Ben Simmons is expected to hire veteran agent Bernie Lee, who has a long history of guiding clients through difficult spots, sources said. Lee also reps Jimmy Butler, Justin Holiday and Kris Dunn, among other players.
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) March 17, 2023
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Source texte : ESPN, The Athletic
