Ben Simmons posts on Instagram for the first time in 5 months

Ben Simmons is entering his ninth NBA season (and his seventh season).

The former LSU star is coming off a year in which he averaged 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game while hitting 58.1% of his field shots in 15 games for the Brooklyn Nets.

On Sunday, Simmons made his first post on Instagram in over five months.

Simmons captioned his post, “💐.”

Nets fans will probably enjoy seeing him wearing team gear in all nine photos.

Simmons was once one of the NBA’s most notable young stars.

However, his last three years were wiped out by injury (and his trade to the Nets via the Philadelphia 76ers).

The Nets are a team that is in rebuilding mode, so Simmons will have an excellent chance to show the world that he is still a capable NBA player.

There’s no question that Simmons is an outstanding player when healthy.

Before his 25th birthday, Simmons had played in three NBA All-Star Games and appeared in 34 playoff games.

Last season, the Nets were the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 32-50.

They missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2018 season (six years ago).

The Nets will play their first game of the regular season on October 23rd when they visit Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.

Simmons was the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

His career averages are 14.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 56.0% from the field in 332 games.