Aussie Ben Simmons Inks $242 Million 5-Year Contract
โ€” 16 July 2019

Aussie Ben Simmons Inks $242 Million 5-Year Contract

โ€” 16 July 2019
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Aussie NBA prodigy Ben Simmons has inked a scrumptious new deal, with the 22-year-old set to make serious bank to the tune of US$170 million (AU$242 million) over the next five years.

The contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers is the richest deal ever made by an Australian athlete. Citing Simmonsโ€™ agent Rich Paul, The Athletic reported on Tuesday AEST that the Melbourne-born youngster had accepted the offer. 

Of course he f*cking did.

The maximum extension was originally believed to be US$168.2 million, yet the final figure will actually top out at US$170 million due to the new salary cap projections, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

The extension, which begins during the 2020-21 season, could surpass US$200 million (AU$284.3 million) if Simmons makes the All-NBA team this coming season. The 76ers and Paul have been nutting out the finer details of the contract since early July.

Simmonsโ€™ hefty payday isnโ€™t without its obligations, however, with Paul himself planting the seed of doubt over the weekend that the NBA All-Star might not play for Australia later this year at the World Cup in China.

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Ben Simmons is, however, enjoying the comforts of a steady paycheque, last month purchasing a custom Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

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