Georges Niang spent a single season as a teammate with current Nets forward Ben Simmons during the 2021-22 NBA season, a year in which Philadelphia finished No. 4 in the Eastern Conference standings.
However, as the 76ers seek to maintain its No. 3 spot or rise to the top spot in the conference fresh off the NBA All-Star break, the Sixers’ forward didn’t have many nice words for his former teammate when reflecting on last season.
In an appearance on the John Kincade Show on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia, Niang said that Simmons—who was traded to Brooklyn in exchange James Harden in February 2022—was something of a burden for the team before he was dealt.
