Ben
Simmons might of sat on the bench during his first season with the 76'ers but that doesn't
mean he didn't get paid.
Now with him signing his second contract for five-years with a maximum extension to a sum
of $170 Million Dollars well the kid is sitting pretty.
It's the most lucrative sporting deal offered to an Australian born athlete and this he
ain't just pulling in M's off his time on the court there are also his endorsement deals.
When it comes to whips, Ben Simmons has been spotted in Rolls Royce all souped up by his
pals over at Champion Motoring sitting on 26's with baby blue seats on the inside.
He's also been spotted in a Lambo, a Ferrari, a Bentley, a Range Rover and other luxury
whips which seems to make his teamates Markelle Fultz a little jealous.
Ben Simmons is also a man of fashion, He’s often seen wearing Off-White, Supreme, Gucci,
Nike, Fendi… and his favourite chain, the boxing-kangaroo and him and Kendall enjoy
taking shopping trips to high end retailers like Barneys and relatable spots like Whole
Foods.
There are also his multiple pads with him living in Philly during the season, a location
he likes to keep under wraps but his girlfriend Kendall Jenner has shared some footage of
online.
The pair have also gone dutch on a $25,000 West Hollywood rental to kick it for the summer.
The most outlandish purchases and an obsession Ben Simmons has you might not know about is
his love for pets.
This dude has bought em all, from dogs to cats, to lizards and rats.
I guess you can take the kid out of Australia but you can't take the Australia out of the
kid.
He's stated
“Being in Australia, being around animals at a young age, I’ve always loved animals.”
“My first pet was my golden retriever.
I got him at 7 years old.
I grew up around animals.”
“My sisters and brothers had cats.
I love all kind of animals.”
Well the dude is rich enough now he could open up his own zoo.
At the time of this recording Ben Simmons has been offered a five-year maximum contract
extension of $170 Million dollars.
Various websites online including Celebrity Net Worth.com peg his net worth currently
at $6 Million dollars but that certainly needs an update with this kid earning a cool $5.9
Million in his first season and that year he didn't even play.
So what did he do with his extra free time?
The dude bought more pets and some expensive ones at that.
What's going on guys?
It's your boy Michael McCrudden hitting you guys with another The Rich Life video, this
one on your boy Ben Simmons.
Basketball videos have become pretty popular with you guys and just this week our Chris
Smoove Before They Were Famous video exploded.
You guys have suggested we do his buggy TroyDan next so let me know if that's what you want
in the comments down below.
In these vids we like to hit you with a trivia question so here we go:
What nickname did LeBron James give to Ben Simmons?
Place your guesses down below, now let's get into this video.
Ben Simmons was born in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy on July 20, 1996, to an Australian
mother, Julie, and American father, Dave, who played professional basketball in Australia
for 12 seasons.
During Simmons’ early years, his family with six children bounced around Melbourne,
Sydney, Newcastle and Canberra to follow Dave Simmons’ basketball career.
Outside of watching him dad play ball, Ben had a weird obsession with animals from a
very young age, all different types.
There was his beloved dog who just recentley passed away #RIP in the chat.
There were cats, birds and even a pet rat who we would carry around everywhere he went
on his shoulder.
Ben also grew up loving basketball and rugby.
After moving on from rugby, he became an Australian youth basketball star who moved to the United
States in January 2013 to play against elite high school competition at Montverde Academy
in Florida.
The 2015 McDonald’s All-American was regarded as the No. 1 player in his prep class by ESPN.com.
Despite many predicting he'd go somewhere like Duke Simmons chose to play for Louisiana
State University.
For more on his come up you can check out our Before They Were Famous video.
At LSU sports agents and shoe companies hovered around him in the hope of signing him.
He has since spoken publicly about all the lavish gifts he was offered during his college
year.
He was offered gifts including Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, watches, jewellery and a
house.
Scrolling over his instagram it looks like he held onto a few of these gifts but who
could blame him a Wraith would set you back around $300K. You gotta get it when the getting
is good!
While at LSU, Ben kept up his old habit of keeping pets around with a cat, a lizard,
birds and a snake who he needed to feed rats on the regular.
Them rats would of set him back around $10 bucks a piece.
For the 2016 NBA Draft your boy Ben Simmons became the number 1 Draft pick and signed
a three-year, $18.5 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, this puts his average
annual salary at about $6.17 million.
Plus, the basketball star signed a lucrative sneaker deal with Nike said to be worth $20
Million dollars over 5 years with bonuses.
It was one of the largest rookie deals for Nike.
So what did he do with all this money?
Well at the time Ben was still living in an apartment and he then rolled his ankle and
spent his first season on the bench so he got lonely.
He went out and bought himself a dog a Cane Corso, it's a popular Guard Dog in Italy and
weighed in at 120 lbs.
On average this breed costs between $1800 and $4000 bucks but the dog was too big for
his apartment so Ben gifted it to one of trainers.
After this he wanted to try something smaller so he bought cats, two Savannah cats to be
precise.
They are basically house Cheetahs.
The
first one, a female cost Ben $4,000 then he felt it needed a friend so he bought a male
for $6,000 but the second one had a vicious temper.
It would claw at him and his brother – the thing was dangerous so eventually they had
to let them go.
Next up was a French Bulldog.
Aright let's talk about his whips.
The best information comes from Ben's Instagram account.
There is his Ferrari capable of a blistering 0-100kph in three seconds, carries a price
tag of around $270,000.
There's also the Bentley Culinana with a starting price of $327K
White Range Rover with a base price of $89K but he likely went for something a little
more high end at around $117K.
There's also a Rolls Royce Wraith worth another $450K shoutout to them agents hovering at
LSU:
There was also a time Ben was seen shopping for a Lambo:
The man truly cares a lot about fashion... he even sports a man purse on the regular.
When it comes to real estate it's pretty tricky to figure out where Ben Simmons is living.
We know he's got a condo in Philly during game season but not sure where or how much
it's worth.
He's often spotted outside the Ritz Carlton so that's probably a good as guess as any.
All that's really been reported on is his love nest with girlfriend Kendall Jenner located
in West Hollywood.
It's a two story – five bedroom, six bathroom, 4,140 sq ft mansion.
It boasts an open floor plan that seamlessly combines the kitchen and living room, an enclosed
backyard, a pool, spa and glass doors that offer an abundance of natural light.
It was last sold in August of 2015 for $3 million, but now is used as a rental property
that costs them $25K a month.
There are a ton of picture online – I'm no real estate agent so just take a look for
yourself.
Custom made closets, breakfast bar, deep soaking tub, walk in shower, outside pool.
All them fixings.
It's believed this is just a temporary home with the couple looking at a new pad in Beverly
Hills for $55K a month.
Just marry her already – you will be guaranteed a fortune!
The couple enjoy doing normal things like shopping at Whole Foods and a few local malls
where fans were quick to take pics like the paparazzi.
The dude also like to give back and has set up basketball camps in his native Melbourne
Australia.
Down under, Ben is revered as a god and right about now is letting the ink dry
on the most lucrative professional sporting deal ever offered to an Australian Athlete.
Crikey!
He's now making headlines as one of the NBA's greats of the future and has earned the nickname
of The Prince for King James himself.
That's your answer to the question from off the top.
Aright guys.
I'm wrapping up this video.
My name of course is Michael McCrudden and we make all sorts of celebrity videos here
for you on this channel.
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Also, lot's of mixed reactions when I wear the fur coat.
Aright, I'm wrapping up this video here.