Simmons, who over the weekend finished his freshman season at LSU, isn’t expected to return to the Tigers. In fact, his older sister Emily Bush has worked for the agency (Klutch Sports) since 2014, shortly after James and agent Rich Paul started recruiting Simmons as a potential future client.
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Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., Bush has worked in marketing-branding for Klutch, which, according to Yahoo, has been the only pro representation Simmons has considered since attending the LeBron James Skills Academy in 2014.
A 6-10 native of Australia, Simmons, 19, averaged a double-double — 19.2 points and 11.8 rebounds — this season but has been criticized for his occasionally indifferent play. LSU lost to Texas A&M, 71-38, in the championship game of the SEC Tournament.
Yahoo’s league sources said Simmons will train in Cleveland or Los Angeles ahead of June’s draft, in which he and Duke’s Brandon Ingram are considered the most likely candidates to go first overall.
