Romain Fiore, Media365, published on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 12:26 p.m.
While Ben Simmons no longer wants to train with the Sixers, his coach Doc Rivers wants him to return, and even believes that the Philadelphia franchise can win the title with him.
The back-to-school soap opera continues. While it has been known for a few weeks that Ben Simmons wants to be transferred to a new franchise, his agent Rich Paul, who is also that of LeBron James, reportedly announced to the Sixers on Tuesday that his player would not take part in training camp and that he would not play the start of the season either until he was traded. Statements and strong choices that confirm the Australian’s desire to leave the Philadelphia team as soon as possible, which suggests that there will be no turning back in the Boomer clan. But his coach does not seem to share the same opinion. Doc Rivers answered all of Stephen A. Smith’s questions on his show First Take on ESPN, and confided that he wanted his player to return. “I can tell you up front: we would like Ben to come back, explains the technician. And if it’s possible, we’ll try to make it happen. He’s got a long four-year contract, so it’s in our hands, and we want him to come back. “
Doc Rivers : “We can win a title with Ben“
Statements that may surprise on the part of the coach of the Sixers, as the Australian seems to decide not to play in Pennsylvania. For him, everything starts from a misunderstanding and statements after the Game 7 lost to Atlanta in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference play-offs. “He announced to us his willingness to leave, it was a good conversation, he gave his reasons where we obviously disagreed, but you know in sport it happens so often that the player wants to leave but the guy is coming back. We’re going to do what’s best for the team but we want him to come back. ” The former Celtics manager is convinced he can win the title with his player if he improves on one point. “We have to help them be better on the free throw line, last year they were the best team in the Eastern Conference and we were one game away from going to the conference final. You can win a title with Ben, and I believe in it.“It remains to be seen how those around Ben Simmons will take these statements, and what will Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Sixers do. Will he succeed in trading him to get what he wants? soap opera is not about to end …
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