Brooklyn Nets Player Makes Bold Statement About Ben Simmons

Dorian Finney-Smith spoke about his Brooklyn Nets teammate Ben Simmons.

Oct 2, 2023; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith (28) at Brooklyn Nets Media Day. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

The Brooklyn Nets are expected to be among the worst teams in the league during the 2024-25 NBA season.

They are coming off a tough year where they missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season (six years ago).

That said, Dorian Finney-Smith recently spoke about the potential of the Nets with a healthy Ben Simmons (via Brian Lewis of The New York Post, h/t NBA Central).

Finney-Smith (via Lewis' article on The New York Post): "People don’t know how healthy Ben [Simmons] is going to be. But we’ve been seeing him for the last four weeks and he looks great. So, if bro gets back on the court I feel like it’s gonna help our team a lot, and we’re going to shake the NBA."

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— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) October 3, 2024

Simmons was among the best players in the NBA when he was healthy and made three All-Star Games in his first four seasons.

He finished last year with averages of 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists per contest while shooting 58.1% from the field.

However, Simmons only appeared in 15 games.

Dorian Finney-Smith says the Nets are going to ‘shake’ the NBA with a healthy Ben Simmons

“People don’t know how healthy Ben [Simmons] is going to be. But we’ve been seeing him for the last four weeks and he looks great. So, if bro gets back on the court I feel like it’s gonna… pic.twitter.com/IX9fbD3LQW

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 3, 2024

The Nets ended last season as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 32-50 record.

Finney-Smith averaged 8.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest while shooting 42.1% from the field and 34.8% from the three-point range in 68 games (56 starts).

Mar 29, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith (28) drives past Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) for a layup in the second quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

The Nets will open up the 2024-25 NBA season when they visit Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Georgia on October 23.