Average of 5+4+5! But I can t get a basic salary! The top scorer in 2016, you may really consider retiring

According to Suns reporter John Gambadoro, the Phoenix Suns are not interested in full free agent and No. 1 striker Ben Simmons. Subsequently, famous reporter Brett Siegel also confirmed the report, saying that there was no negotiation between Ben Simmons and Phoenix Suns.

In this way, this means that Ben Simmons has "completely" missing another re-employment opportunity in the league, because the Suns in the reconstruction are one of the few teams that may be interested in him and suitable for him. But what is extremely heartbreaking is that even teams like the Suns are reluctant to give him a basic salary contract, so his free market this summer is likely to be completely ignored!

The current heat of the free market has dropped to freezing point, and the signing and strengthening of major teams in the league is almost coming to an end! Of course, the Golden State Warriors who have no harvest must be excluded. Before the Warriors' stay or stay in Kumingga is confirmed, they will continue to hold back due to this!

But according to relevant reports, 39-year-old champion center Al Horford and Melton will most likely join the Warriors together. They are currently waiting for the Warriors to finalize Kumingga's stay or stay! Although there have been previous reports that the Warriors are interested in Ben Simmons, this possibility is almost tiny! After all, Horford and Melton are considered to be more suitable for the Warriors, and Bensey is not a superior option. In the 2024-25 season, Ben Simmons played a total of 51 games for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 22 minutes per game, contributing 5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks, shooting percentage of 52% and free throw percentage of 72.7%.

Frankly speaking, Ben Simmons, as an all-rounder who could contribute 5+4+5 per game per game last season, should be able to get a basic salary contract in the free market. But what is surprising is that no team in the league is willing to provide it with even a basic salary contract. In this way, Ben Simmons, who is unwilling to stay in the free market, will have to continue to wait for his new owner to send an olive branch, but this may be a long way off!

According to previous reports, Ben Simmons is currently focusing on teams with exceptions in the free market rather than signing a basic salary contract. From this we can see that Ben Simmons doesn't look down on the basic salary contract at all, and he wants a new contract that is far greater than the basic salary. Actually, it’s understandable to think about it. After all, Simmons’ salary last season was as high as $40.33 million. Now that you suddenly accept the basic salary contract, it will definitely be difficult for him to accept it for a while.

But reality is probably much crueler than imagined. After all, Ben Simmons has not even achieved a basic salary for a veteran in the free market. Because so far, there has been no rumor that any team in the league is particularly interested in signing Ben Simmons with a basic salary, but teams have said that they have no intention of signing Ben Simmons this summer.

If Ben Simmons is finally left unattended after waiting this summer, then the 28-year-old forward, who is the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, should really consider retiring from the NBA. Just imagine, now that the 30 teams in the league are reluctant to provide them with a veteran’s basic salary contract, what is the meaning of him continuing to wait like this?