The Philadelphia 76ers are 10-8 this season without Ben Simmons playing in any of them, and with Joel Embiid only playing in nine games.
After last season’s debalce of a playoff run, the team tried to trade away Ben Simmons. It did not work out, but then Simmons wanted to still be traded since he felt unwanted by the franchise.
It appears he may be headed back soon because the young star is apparently broke and his cash flow problems could force him to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, according to 94WIP’s Howard Eskin.
“I was told by somebody very reliable he may be tapped out, broke,” Eskin said on Tuesday’s 94WIP Evening Show with Joe Giglio. “Cash flow broke. Because he’s losing so much money, but he spent so much money. 17.5 million dollar home, remember he has to pay taxes too. 17.5 million dollar home.
He’s got two homes in the Philadelphia area, probably worth eight or nine million. He buys a new car every month, four or five hundred thousand. He just spends money like it’s nothing because he thinks it never ends. And the person that told me, it’s very reliable that he has got serious cash flow issues.”
“Remember this trip, he doesn’t get paid for any games, so that’s well over two million,” Eskin continued. “He may have to come back. I don’t want him to come back, stay broke…I thought he was going to be out the whole year, now he may have to come back just to get some money.”
Simmons is reportedly working with team doctors to help him mentally prepare to return to the court.
The three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA first team defender signed a five-year contract worth $170 million in 2019. As of this very moment, he has made approximately $90 million and he is due around another $114 million over the next three seasons, according to spotrac.com.
It’s hard to believe that he would be out of moneyt already, but we’ve seen ESPN’s 30 for 30 broke, so we know it’s very possible.
