Ben Simmons' multi-million dollar move

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Australian defender Ben Simmons has fixed different beardown denotation that he's moving connected from the 76ers, with quality that helium has sold his spot successful Philadelphia.

According to section media, Simmons' residence astatine The Ritz-Carlton Residences of Philadelphia was listed connected Sunday for $3.1 cardinal ($4.27 cardinal AUD).

Simmons purchased his spot astatine the Ritz for $2.54 cardinal ($3.5 cardinal AUD) successful 2018. He has different location successful Moorestown, New Jersey, astir a 30-minute thrust from Philadelphia - which, if besides sold, would spell for astir treble that amount.

A fewer months ago, helium bought a farmhouse successful California for $17.5 cardinal ($23.6 cardinal AUD).

He continues to effort and person the Sixers to commercialized him, adjacent with $147 cardinal ($202 cardinal AUD) and 4 years near connected his contract.

The squad has taken the presumption that they won't commercialized him conscionable for the involvement of it, and are waiting for an connection that they deem suitable.

Given the nationalist quality of their falling out, different teams are reluctant to marque a just offer, knowing Philadelphia person precise small leverage successful this situation.

The squad withheld $8.25 cardinal ($11.36 cardinal AUD) of his wage past week and placed it into an escrow account, allowing them to good him for each lack going forward.

With the NBA's pre-season getting underway earlier this week, the Sixers volition region $360,000 ($496,000 AUD) from the escrow relationship successful fines for each crippled the 25-year-old misses.

Giddey's coagulated commencement for Thunder successful NBA pre-season

He's mislaid 1 crippled cheque already, arsenic the squad began their warm-up games with a loss.

The 76ers went down successful that pre-season opener 123-107 to the Toronto Raptors, without the acquainted starting constituent guards for either team.

Kyle Lowry joined the Miami Heat successful a sign-and-trade woody and the Sixers don't cognize erstwhile Simmons mightiness return.

OG Anunoby scored 21 points for Toronto and Justin Champagnie had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie Scottie Barnes, the No.4 prime successful the draft, finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds and six assists.

Precious Achiuwa, acquired from Miami successful the Lowry trade, had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Goran Dragic, whose fig 7 successful Miami is present being worn by Lowry, started and had 8 points.

Andre Drummond, starting portion Joel Embiid sat out, had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey scored 10 points starting successful Simmons' spot.

with AP

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