Ben Simmons and the Boomers, she’s been an Arlesian in recent years. The Australian could have joined his national team several times for almost ten years, without ever taking the plunge, and for different reasons besides.
Cut in 2014 before the World Cup, he had not played the Olympics in 2016, after having explained that he wanted to be there, in order to focus on his first season in the NBA. Then another missed appointment in 2019, with the World Cup in China. Finally, of course, we did not see Ben Simmons in Tokyo in 2021…
“I was in the middle of my problems”recalls the former Philadelphia for the Sydney Morning Herald. “Of course, I wanted to play with Dante Exum, Joe Ingles and Patty Mills, they are my friends. But there is one thing to say: I did not play because I was not in good conditions. »
Coach Brian Goorjian understood the reasons for Ben Simmons’ withdrawal at that time, leaving the door open for the future. ” You come here, we will welcome you with open arms. I think you’ll love the environment, it’s up to you”he had launched at the All-Star.
The message has obviously gone well, two years from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
“Do I want to play for Australia? Yes, 100%. Will I do it one day? Yes, 100%”, he announces. “I’m going to the Olympics. There is no debate, it’s a dream for me. But I’m not going to let people tell me how to do things. »
| Ben Simmons | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 81 | 34 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 79 | 34 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 57 | 35 | 58.0 | 28.6 | 62.1 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 16.4 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 58 | 32 | 55.7 | 30.0 | 61.3 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 6 | 32 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 46.7 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| Total | 281 | 34 | 55.8 | 14.3 | 59.6 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 15.7 | |
