Trade Radar · open rumor · Sunday, October 18 · 3 d ago

Ben Simmons Believed To Have Torn Achilles

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Kings forward/guard Ben Simmons is believed to have suffered a torn Achilles in practice on Sunday, Shams Charania reports (via Twitter). If those concerns turn out to be true, it will almost certainly be a season-ending injury for the 30-year-old Simmons. More to come…

Confidence

42%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+8	1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days
Age	−3	3 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Ben Simmons

Kings · G-F

Cap hit 2026-27: $2.45M · expiring

Sacramento Kings

$191.8M · over the cap · 13 contracts · cap sheet

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