Ben Simmons is only 29 years of age, and for anyone who followed him since his days at Montverde Academy, one would think that he'd still be making All-NBA and All-Defensive teams as one of the biggest stars in the league. Simmons has been billed as the “next LeBron James” before he was drafted first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2016 NBA Draft, but here he is, without a job in the NBA even though training camp is about to begin in a few days.
Simmons is a cautionary tale of unfulfilled potential , although some of it isn't his fault; he did experience injury woes that sapped him of the athleticism that made him a special player, rendering him a shell of his former self. But even though he doesn't belong on an NBA team at the moment, he seems to be enjoying his life off t