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Ben Simmons is off the boat and back on the court.<\/p>\n

The divisive guard signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Kings on Friday morning, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n

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Simmons stepped away from the NBA last season and purchased a controlling share in the South Florida Sails Angling Club, which is a part of the Sport Fishing Championship. <\/p>\n

Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, flamed out with the 76ers and Nets while dealing with a number of injuries and mental hurdles.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old played played 18 games with the Clippers at the end of the 2024-\u201925 season, averaging three points, four rebounds and three assists per game in a limited bench role.<\/p>\n

Simmons now adds a veteran presence to a rebuilding Kings team that went 22-60 last season and drafted Darius Acuff Jr. out of Arkansas with the No. 7 pick in the draft.<\/p>\n

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It will be interesting to see if a year away from the sport will help Simmons the shooting issues that plagued him in his career \u2014\u00a0often seeming unwilling to shoot anything beyond a layup.<\/p>\n

He certainly seemed to enjoy his time fishihing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a very niche sport,\u201d\u00a0he told Andscape. \u201cAnd if you don\u2019t know, you don\u2019t know. But once you experience it and get out there and see what it\u2019s about, you\u2019re kind of in awe of what the sport is. And that\u2019s just something I\u2019ve always been interested in in terms of the sport of fishing. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe technique. And there\u2019s so much to it that people just don\u2019t understand. These guys are fishing on million-dollar vessels, and they\u2019re out for days at a time. So, it\u2019s tedious and gritty, but a lot of fun. It\u2019s one of those worlds where you just got to kind of experience it, get into it and see what it\u2019s about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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