Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Simmons is a full participant with “zero restrictions” at a player-led Australian national team minicamp in Melbourne that began Monday.
- Sources say Simmons paid his own way to attend and a coach who recently worked with him told reporters he has regained some athleticism after last season off.
- League reporting indicates several NBA teams have shown interest and that one Western Conference club has offered a non-guaranteed training-camp or minicamp invite, with Simmons reportedly open to a veteran-minimum deal.
- Simmons has not played during the 2025-26 season while rehabbing back and other injuries that required surgeries, so the minicamp is a limited chance to prove short-term fitness rather than guaranteed season-long availability.
- Simmons hopes to parlay the camp into a spot on Team Australia for the 2028 Olympics and the next signs to watch are in-camp performance, medical durability, and any concrete training-camp contracts from NBA teams.