re: Ben Simmons refuse to work out for teams, add 20lbs of muscle.

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Isn't he like 19? I know I put on serious weight at 19 and 20. Twenty pounds of muscle does sound suspect.

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I imagine it has more to do with what his perceived playing weight at LSU was.

ESPN has him at 225, LSU has him at 240. I imagine he is probably over 240 right now, and the scouts were believing the lower number.

But lots of football players and I imagine basketball players too lose weight during the season. I bet they don't life as heavy as they can when they aren't playing games every couple of nights.