Yay!
Prior to the 2016 NBA Draft Lottery, reports from Yahoo's The Vertical stated that LSU forward Ben Simmons desperately hoped to land in Los Angeles in order to get Nike to budge on their sneaker deal offer.
Projected top pick Ben Simmons and his agent, Rich Paul, are now changing course and plan to wait until after the NBA's draft lottery on Tuesday to decide with which shoe brand to sign, sources told The Vertical.
The thinking from Simmons' camp is straightforward and simple: It’s the Los Angeles Lakers or bust.