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Ben Simmons to Sign With Los Angeles Clippers

Ben Simmons is getting a fresh start on the West Coast.

Tyler Lauletta

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons warms up prior to the game against the Houston Rockets.
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons warms up prior to the game against the Houston Rockets. / Erik Williams-Imagn Images
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Ben Simmons is on the move.

As ESPN insider Shams Charania reported on Saturday, Simmons is set to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers after clearing waivers.

Simmons agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets to become a free agent, and will now get a fresh start on the West Coast.

Simmons’s tenure with the Nets did not go according to plan. After landing in Brooklyn in the deal that sent James Harden to Philadelphia, Simmons’s injury woes continued, keeping him from ever establishing himself as a constant presence on the court—he played just 90 games for the Nets over three seasons.

Simmons joins the Clippers as they sit in seventh place in the Western Conference with a record of 28–23.

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Tyler Lauletta
TYLER LAULETTA

Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.

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