Ben Simmons refusing to play for Philadelphia 76ers The star point guard wants out of Philadelphia. He has not plans to attend training camp and the bad blood between him and the organization finally seems to be boiling over. According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Simmons has communicated all of this to the 76ers organization. Simmons wants to end up on one of the relevant California based NBA teams, but the 76ers have no immediate reason to honor his requests.