Prior to the Sixers’ game against the Lakers on Sunday, Magic Johnson was asked a generic question about Ben Simmons. In his response, Magic dropped the nugget that Simmons had actually attempted to reach out to Magic about working together in the off-season. As it goes, Ben’s play style is similar to that of a young Magic, and so it would be to the benefit of Simmons to learn from Magic.
Here are Magic Jonshon’s full comments on potentially working out with Ben Simmons this off-season. He reinforces that approval from all three parties (Lakers, 76ers and the NBA) is first required.