After the 76ers’ playoff run came to an end, Ben Simmons vowed to quickly start
getting ready for next season.
So far, he seems to be making good on his word.
All summer
A post shared by Ben Simmons (@bensimmons) on Jun 18, 2019 at 12:22pm PDT
Simmons, who averaged 16.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.7 assists in his second
year in the NBA, has been training in Los Angeles for a few weeks now.
Following a pre-draft workout Tuesday morning at the 76ers Training Complex,
General Manager Elton Brand shared some insight on what both Simmons and fellow
All-Star Joel Embiid have been up to recently.
“They’ve been in the gym, working hard,” said Brand. “The goal is to just keep
the momentum, and take that into the summer. They’ve been executing their plans.
They’re still hungry.”
Simmons certainly embodied that spirit the morning the Sixers returned home from
a tough Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the second round.
“You have to start thinking about next year,” Simmons said. “Can’t get that game
back, can’t get that series back. For me personally, I’ll take a few days, get
back into the gym, prepare, set my goals, and work towards those.”
A month into the offseason, he appears to be doing just that.
Today was a good day
A post shared by Ben Simmons (@bensimmons) on Jun 3, 2019 at 5:51pm PDT
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