In 67 games for the Pacers in 2019-20, Warren averaged 19.8 points per game and shot 53.6% from the field on his way to a 6.5-win share season, all personal bests. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.While Warren has averaged 2.9 win shares per year over his last three seasons, he put up career numbers the last time he was healthy. Obviously a young guy and I’m looking forward to seeing it this season.” But I know him from his old Philly days and for all intents and purposes he can get back to that form. “Ben was already hurt so I only played a handful of games with him. He could completely change the complexion of our team and can make us a really exciting group, especially defensively. “A healthy Ben is an All-Star, max-level guy.
“The easy answer is Ben,” said Dinwiddie. It’s no wonder what Spencer Dinwiddie said when he was asked by NBA TV’s Dennis Scott what the Nets needed to take the next step. For a young All-Star who averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists in his career - and was Defensive Player of the Year runner-up in 2021 - it seems reasonable.įor a compromised and inconsistent reclamation project who mustered just 6.9 points and got benched last season, it’s an albatross. He still has two years and $78.2 million left on his contract. Simmons’ long-term health is offseason priority No.
… I think this was made in Brooklyn’s best interest and Ben’s long-term health.” It just wasn’t the right thing to do to put him out there without playing and rushing it. “This particular summer, he just ran out of time. Nets expect Ben Simmons to be healthy for training camp: ‘No setbacks’ This is not something we’re going to rush him back in to play five-on-five in the next couple weeks. And also mentally, he’s raring and champing at the bit to get out there,” said Marks. I was down there two weeks ago with him and the training staff and saw the progress, and happy to report he’s in a great physical shape. “He’s not doing three-on-three or five-on-five yet. Still rehabbing in Miami, Simmons, 26, pulled out of next month’s FIBA World Cup and notably isn’t playing three-on-three yet, much less five-on-five, but in many ways holds the key to Brooklyn’s fortunes. He tried to play through pain this past season, but got shut down with a nerve impingement. The Nets would rather not look elsewhere and have Ben Simmons return to All Star form in Brooklyn. 15 due to a bad back.Īfter Simmons had a microdiscectomy for a herniated L-4 disk on May 5, 2022, multiple experts told The Post it would take 18 months for him to fully recover.
They traded James Harden for Simmons in February 2022, and he’s only played 42 games for them, none since Feb. But health is going to be the key to him.”īut can the Nets really be sure that happens? And hopefully we see his game even evolve past that. But knowing that he’s mid-20s and he has still, hopefully, not reached his prime, we’re going to make sure he can get back out there and get back to that form. “If he was 35 years old, I wouldn’t be honestly be able to tell you that. “Reasonably, the hope is that he returns to that level of play. “Yeah, that’s a great question,” Nets GM Sean Marks said after Sunday’s 98-80 summer league win over the Knicks. That means getting Ben Simmons fit and back to form.īrooklyn has just one All-Star on the roster, and Simmons is it.Īs he recovers from back woes, the question is, can fans reasonably ever expect him to return to All-Star form? LAS VEGAS - The Nets say the key for them to make the jump to the next level isn’t getting an All-Star but getting their own lone All-Star healthy. Nets star talks his new deal: ‘It’s a big relief Nets’ second-round draft pick thrives in NBA Summer Leagueĭamian Lillard trade saga could lead to another ‘Ben Simmons situation’įree-agent signee opens up on why he signed with Nets
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