An MRI has confirmed that Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons suffered a season-ending tear of his right Achilles tendon during practice on Sunday.<\/p>\n
A three-time All-Star and former No. 1 overall draft choice of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016, Simmons had dealt with a number of injuries in recent seasons and was attempting to make a comeback with the Kings after rehabilitating from back surgery.<\/p>\n
Simmons did not play in 2025-26. He saw action in 51 games for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers in 2024-25. He spent four seasons (2017-21) in Philadelphia, earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2017-18 and All-Star honors in his final three campaigns with the 76ers.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia traded him during a tumultuous 2021-22 season to Brooklyn, but Simmons was injured (back) and did not debut with the Nets until the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n
Simmons impressed Kings brass in offseason workouts, agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Sacramento on Sept. 4 after passing their medical evaluations.<\/p>\n
Sacramento had hoped Simmons would provide depth at all five positions, though particularly at point guard, where rookie Darius Acuff Jr. will be relied upon to start from Day 1.<\/p>\n
Instead, Simmons is looking at another significant health setback.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old has career averages of 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists in 383 games (344 starts).<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
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