Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo has heard the rumors that Ben Simmons' camp wants him to be a Los Angeles Laker. He's not buying it.
"Some people like to poison the well," Colangelo said Sunday on SiriusXM Bleacher Report Radio's NBA Sunday Tip. "We’ve got good relationships with the agent [Rich Paul] and with the family because Brett Brown has known Ben Simmons’ father for years."
Nick DePaula of The Vertical reported Simmons' camp was hoping he'd land with the Lakers because they offered the best chance at endorsement money. The LSU forward has also had a long-standing love of the franchise, which included a Snapchat video where he told a fan to "catch me on the Lakers next year."
Olgun Uluc of Fox Sports Australia refuted the report, saying Simmons' camp has "no problem" with Philadelphia's market size. Philadelphia ranked as the fifth-most populated city in the United States in the 2012 Census. According to News Generation, it is the fourth-largest media market.
Regardless, Colangelo, who took over as Sixers president of basketball o ...
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