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Sacramento Kings Agree to Deal with Former No. 1 Pick Ben Simmons
The former All-Star returns after sitting out the entire 2025-26 season, and Sacramento gets an affordable point guard option with some upside, ESPN reported.
- On Friday, three-time NBA All-Star Ben Simmons agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings, marking his return to the NBA after sitting out the entire 2025-2026 season.
- Simmons impressed Kings general manager Scott Perry during a late August workout, passing an in-depth medical exam after the 30-year-old Melbourne native boosted his stock with full participation in an Australian national team minicamp.
- Desperate to improve an offense that ranked fifth-worst last season, Sacramento aims to utilize Simmons as a backup point guard, where his ball movement provides bench depth even at 15 minutes per game.
- Simmons and the Kings face the Los Angeles Clippers for the season opener on October 21, 2026, at the Intuit Dome, then meet his former team, the Brooklyn Nets, on New Year's Eve.
- While the contract is low-risk, Simmons faces durability skepticism, having not played more than 58 games since 2019 and must overcome back and leg injuries that sidelined him for the past year.
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Ben Simmons is making a comeback to the NBA after sitting out last season with injuries, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings. A person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press that he will sign with Sacramento. The...
Ben Simmons is returning to the NBA after a one-year hiatus. ESPN's Shams Charania reports that the Australian has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings.
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