Bojan Bogdanovic and Cam Johnson (who were also inactive) were with Simmons in the first row on the bench. Via NBA on ESPN: "Reece Beekman and Dariq Whitehead, who were playing in

The Brooklyn Nets front office has mounting expectations from their players and Ben Simmons is not backing off from any of them.

After averaging 5.1 points in 23.5 minutes per game during his first 19 contests of the season, Simmons rattled off three consecutive games in double-figures — notching 10 points, 12 points and 15 points against Cleveland, Toronto and Utah — in mid-late December.

On Tuesday night, the Brooklyn Nets played the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon. The Nets won by a score of 132-114 to improve to 14-26 in their first 40 games. Ben Simmons finished the win with five points,

Over the next few years, the Nets will have multiple first-round draft picks, including four for the 2025 draft.

On Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets played the Denver Nuggets (in Colorado). The Nets lost by a score of 124-105 to fall to 13-25 in their first 38 games. Ben

Frustrated by Brooklyn’s tanking, Ben Simmons criticizes the Nets' strategy, calling for a winning mindset despite their rebuild-focused goals.