The Nets are a championship contender whether or not Ben Simmons plays a game this season.
And as of now it remains unclear whether the star forward will actually play a game this season, since his back started bothering him weeks ago.
The ambiguity of Simmons’ future availability, however, makes him a wild card on a top-heavy Nets roster. The 25-year-old two-time All-Star is rehabbing after receiving an epidural to help him work through a herniated disk in his lower back.
