It's July and that means while free agents are out there agreeing in principle to contracts, rookies are actually signing their new contracts. That's exactly what the No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons did on Sunday so that he can actually play with the Philadelphia 76ers in the Summer League.
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According to NOLA.com's John Reid, Simmons is expected to make approximately $4.9 million as a rookie under the NBA's rookie wage scale.
He's also going to make his pro debut against No. 3 Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in the Utah Summer League on Monday night. The 19-year old is likely to make that contract look very good in its waning years when he becomes a star in the league and the 76ers will have some decisions to make on whether they can afford to keep him or not.
