What is Ben Simmons salary?
BEN Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers had a short and disappointing run in the 2021 NBA playoffs. The favored Sixers lost a seven-game series in the second round to the upstart Atlanta Hawks. Ben Simmons made $30million during the 2020-21 season - and his salary will only go up. Simmons is slated to make $33million next season, and $35million the season after that. During the last year of Simmons' contract - in 2024-25 - he will make in excess of $40million. Simmons did not shoot well during the NBA playoffs as the 76ers lost to the Hawks in a decisive seventh game on June 20. He shot 15-for-45 on foul shots against the Hawks and 34 percent from the line for the playoffs overall, the worst free throw percentage in NBA playoff history for a player with more than 70 attempts, according to ESPN. 2 Ben Simmons warms up prior to a playoff game Credit: Getty Images - Getty  Simmons, a former overall number one pick in the draft, only had five points in game seven. "Offensively, I wasn't there," he told reporters. "I didn't do enough for my teammates. ... There's a lot of things that I need to work on." Late in the fourth quarter of game seven, Simmons appeared to have an easy opportunity for a dunk or a basket, but he passed the ball to a teammate, who was fouled. Matisse Thybulle would make one of two foul shots. "I just assumed Gallo was coming up on my back," Simmons said, according to ESPN, referring to Danilo Gallinari of the Hawks. "And then [John] Collins moved out [of the lane], so I thought we just had a wide-open dunk." Added Simmons about his overall play: "The first thing I'm going to do is clear my mind and get my mental right. Most read in Sport Live Blog UKRAINE 0 AUSTRIA 1 Baumgartner the hero as Austrians book place in Euro 2020 last-16 OFF PAR How a US Open fan got arrested 'A BAD JOKE' Laurel Hubbard to be first transgender weightlifter to compete at Olympics CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Jon Rahm wins US Open - but his baby boy doesn't look impressed Pictured BOLT OUT THE BLUE Usain Bolt reveals secret TWINS Thunder and Saint Leo with partner Kasi FATHER TIME Jake Paul hits out at 'sons' McGregor, Woodley and Askren in Father's Day post  "You got to be mentally tough. You can't take games for granted. Especially in the playoffs. Every game matters. Every possession matters." Simmons did have 13 assists in game seven, and held Hawks star Trae Young to 5-of-23 shooting from the field. "We lost, it sucks. I am who I am. It is what it is. It's not easy to win," he added.