Overview

• Ben Simmons, recovering from his second back surgery in two years, is set to join the Brooklyn Nets for training camp on October 1.
• Nets GM Sean Marks and head coach Jordi Fernandez have expressed optimism about Simmons' health and readiness.
• Simmons has missed 189 of 246 games over the past three seasons due to injuries, including all of Brooklyn's playoff games in the last two seasons.
• Videos and reports from Simmons' trainer suggest he has had a productive summer and is in better shape than during his All-Star years.
• The Nets will start training camp without Bojan Bogdanovic, who is still recovering from left foot and wrist surgeries.