澳大利亞墨爾本——本·西蒙斯與費(fèi)城76人隊(duì)續(xù)約的消息對(duì)澳大利亞球迷來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)壞消息:這位出生于墨爾本的NBA全明星球員將不會(huì)在世界杯期間為嬰兒潮一代效力。

本周二，西蒙斯與76人隊(duì)達(dá)成了一份價(jià)值1.7億美元的5年續(xù)約協(xié)議。幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，西蒙斯表示，他更愿意在9月與新隊(duì)友共度時(shí)光，而不是8月31日到9月31日前往中國(guó)。15個(gè)世界杯。

西蒙斯在一份聲明中說(shuō):“我想讓所有人知道，在咨詢了我的經(jīng)紀(jì)人之后，我做出了放棄在中國(guó)參加世界杯的艱難決定?！?/ p>

“最終，我們決定最好是在9月回到費(fèi)城，熟悉一下我的新隊(duì)友，為即將到來(lái)的NBA賽季做準(zhǔn)備。”

西蒙斯已經(jīng)被選入澳大利亞的世界杯陣容，并在早些時(shí)候表示，他計(jì)劃在中國(guó)參加世界杯。

他現(xiàn)在計(jì)劃8月22日和24日在墨爾本舉行的兩場(chǎng)表演賽上只為嬰兒潮一代效力，對(duì)手是美國(guó)隊(duì)。他還表示，明年?yáng)|京奧運(yùn)會(huì)仍在他的日程安排之中。

席夢(mèng)思說(shuō):“我仍然會(huì)回到澳大利亞，在那里舉辦我的訓(xùn)練營(yíng)，并在即將到來(lái)的表演賽中與嬰兒潮一代一起訓(xùn)練和玩耍?！薄拔覍?duì)嬰兒潮時(shí)期出生的那代人的天賦感到非常興奮，尤其是在接近2020年的時(shí)候，能夠代表我的國(guó)家在世界上最大的體育舞臺(tái)上參加?xùn)|京奧運(yùn)會(huì)，我將感到榮幸和謙卑。”

西蒙斯是2016年選秀狀元。他在2017-18賽季首次亮相NBA，是年度最佳新秀。上賽季他第一次成為全明星。在他的兩個(gè)賽季里，他場(chǎng)均得到16.4分，8.5個(gè)籃板和7.9次助攻。

澳大利亞世界杯陣容將由圣安東尼奧馬刺隊(duì)的帕蒂·米爾斯、猶他爵士隊(duì)的喬·英格斯、鳳凰城中鋒阿倫·拜恩斯、克利夫蘭騎士隊(duì)的馬修·德拉維多瓦、前選秀狀元安德魯·博古特、底特律中鋒Thon制造者和西蒙斯76人隊(duì)的隊(duì)友喬納·博爾登組成。

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Simmons withdraws from FIBA World Cup

原文：

MELBOURNE, Australia — Ben Simmons' new contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers came with bad news for Australian basketball fans: The Melbourne-born NBA All-star won't play for the Boomers at the World Cup.

Hours after Simmons and the 76ers agreed to a $170 million, five-year contract extension on Tuesday, Simmons said he preferred to spend time with his new teammates in September instead of travelling to China for the Aug. 31-Sept. 15 World Cup.

"I wanted to let everyone know that after consulting with my representation, I've made the difficult decision to forego playing in the World Cup in China," Simmons said in a statement.

"Ultimately, we decided it was best that I use the time in September to return to Philadelphia to acquaint myself with my new teammates and prepare for the upcoming NBA season."

Simmons had been selected for Australia's World Cup squad and had earlier indicated he planned to play the tournament in China.

He now plans to play only for the Boomers in two exhibition games against the United States in Melbourne on Aug. 22 and 24 at a stadium that is expected to be sold out — 50,000 fans — for each game. He also said the Olympics next year in Tokyo remain on his schedule.

"I will still be heading back home to Australia to host my camps as well as train and play with the Boomers in the upcoming exhibition games," Simmons said. "I'm really excited about the talent we have on the Boomers squad, especially moving closer to 2020 where I will be honoured and humbled to represent my country on the world's biggest sporting stage at the Olympics in Tokyo."

Simmons was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2016. He made his NBA debut in the 2017-18 season and was the Rookie of the Year. He was an All-Star for the first time last season. He has averaged 16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.9 assists in his two seasons.

Australia's World Cup lineup is set to feature San Antonio's Patty Mills, Joe Ingles of Utah Jazz, Phoenix centre Aron Baynes, Cleveland's Matthew Dellavedova, former No. 1 draft pick Andrew Bogut, Detroit centre-forward Thon Maker and Simmons' 76ers teammate Jonah Bolden.

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