Ben Simmons’ time with the Brooklyn Nets appears to be over. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft was not with the Nets for their game Friday night against the Miami Heat as the sides work toward a buyout of his contract.

There were plenty of points when Ben Simmons’ colossal disappointment of a Nets tenure seemed as if it could be over. Back in March 2023, when a nerve impingement in his back and knee problems led to him being shut down.

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons' agent said that talks are in progress between them and the Nets regarding the future.