
Per the league source, Simmons could opt out of his contract with Liaoning if he lands a guaranteed NBA deal. However, that seems unlikely. Simmons, who not long ago was a key rotation player for good Spurs teams, had shown enough in the G League and in Golden State’s minicamp to warrant a training-camp invite with the Warriors or another NBA club. To land a guaranteed NBA contract, he would have had to first impress at training camp.