For the game, the Nets will get one of their best players back in action, as Ben Simmons has been upgraded to available. He had missed Wednesday's 117-95 loss to the 76ers in Phil

Ben Simmons doesn’t know how long he’ll be playing in Brooklyn. But for as long as he’s with these young Nets, he says he wants to lead them.

Ben Simmons’ last few seasons in the NBA have been a roller coaster, most featuring the quick-moving descent on the back half of a hill. But now, Simmons appears to be climbing again. In just his second preseason game,

Nets guard Ben Simmons was inactive for Wednesday’s preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo center.

Simmons, however, hasn’t been able to play much for the Nets. He was on the floor for the top-seed Sixers when the Atlanta Hawks pulled the second-round upset in Game 7 in 2021. Since then, he’s only played 57 games and had two back surgeries.

Ben Simmons hasn't done much for the Brooklyn Nets in his three seasons with the team, but that may change going into the 2024-25 campaign. In the final year of