How much is Ben Simmons Worth? Ben Simmons Net Worth in 2026

By the Alux Research Team. How we estimate net worth

Ben Simmons’s net worth is estimated at about $84 million as of November 2026. The former No. 1 pick has earned more than $203 million in NBA contracts, and one signature in 2019 accounts for almost all of it. His pay has since fallen from $40.3 million a season to $3.5 million, which makes this a story about what he kept.

Net worth	About $84 million (our estimate, range $60 million to $100 million)
Estimated annual income	About $3.5 million before tax, from his one-year Kings contract
Born	July 20, 1996, in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia (age 30)
Country	Australia (dual Australian and US citizen)
Known for	No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA draft, three-time All-Star
Main income sources	NBA contracts, Nike endorsement, South Florida Sails stake

How much is Ben Simmons worth in 2026?

We put Ben Simmons at about $84 million, in a range of $60 million to $100 million. The pay is well documented. What he kept is not, because tax, fees, spending and investments are private, so those rows below are our assumptions and we label them. Public estimates differ mainly because some treat the $203 million as if it were take-home pay, while others subtract tax and stop there without putting a number on spending.

How we got to $84 million

Source	Our estimate	What it rests on
NBA pay, after tax and fees	$103.3 million	Front Office Sports reported more than $203 million in NBA contracts. Add the $3.5 million Kings deal and you get $206.5 million if it is paid in full. We assume he keeps half after federal and state tax, agent fees and league escrow. That 50 percent is our assumption.
Nike and other endorsements, after tax	$6.8 million	He signed with Nike in June 2016, but no dollar figure is public. We assume $1.5 million a year for nine years, or $13.5 million, and keep half. All assumption.
Spending and lifestyle	Minus $34.4 million	Assumed at one third of the after-tax NBA pay ($103.3 million divided by 3). He has no public budget, so this is the softest row on the page.
Investment returns	$8.5 million	Assume an average of about $50 million stayed invested from 2022 at 4 percent a year for four years: $50 million times 1.04 to the fourth power, minus $50 million.
Total	About $84 million	$103.3 + $6.8 – $34.4 + $8.5 million = $84.2 million, which we round to $84 million.

The fishing stake gets no row. Buying into a club swaps cash he already counted for a share of something else, so adding it would count the same money twice.

The 2019 signature that paid for nearly everything

His rookie deal was worth $26,620,450 over four years. In July 2019 the 76ers agreed to a five-year extension reported at $170 million, and by 2025 the deal was being reported at $177.2 million. Our calculation: $177.2 million divided by $203 million is about 87 percent of his career NBA pay, from one contract.

That contract also explains the size of the fall. He was paid $40.3 million in its final season. The one-year Kings deal announced in September 2026 pays $3.5 million, or about 8.7 percent of that figure. A single season at the old rate would cover more than 11 years at the new one.

The buyout that cost him almost nothing

When he left Brooklyn in February 2025, ESPN reported he gave back $1.1 million, described as the prorated minimum contract. Against a $40.3 million season, that is about 2.7 percent. Most of the money from the deal was his either way, so the buyout bought him freedom to sign elsewhere at a very low price. He then joined the Clippers, did not play in the NBA in 2025-26 and signed with Sacramento on September 8, 2026.

A boat club instead of a basketball team

In late 2025 he went looking for an asset outside the NBA and found one on the water. Front Office Sports reported in December 2025 that he bought a 50 percent stake in the South Florida Sails, a pro angling club, in a deal that closed the month before. The league’s commissioner put the club’s value in the high seven figures. If that means about $8 million, half is about $4 million, which is less than 5 percent of our total. The price he paid was not published.

Two things would move our figure most. The first is his next contract, because the Kings deal runs for one year. The second is the spending row: if he has spent half his after-tax pay rather than a third, the total drops by about $17 million.

Ben Simmons net worth FAQ

How much is Ben Simmons worth?

We estimate about $84 million as of November 2026, in a range of $60 million to $100 million. Roughly $110 million of after-tax pay and endorsements sits behind that figure, before spending.

How much did Ben Simmons make from his 76ers extension?

The five-year extension agreed in July 2019 was reported at $177.2 million by 2025, including $40.3 million in its final season. He returned $1.1 million of that in his Brooklyn buyout.

How much is Ben Simmons paid by the Kings?

His one-year Sacramento contract is worth $3.5 million. It is about 8.7 percent of what he made in his last full-priced season.

What does Ben Simmons own outside the NBA?

A 50 percent stake in the South Florida Sails, a pro angling club valued in the high seven figures, according to a December 2025 report. The league’s commissioner gave that valuation, and Simmons’s price was not disclosed.

Why do Ben Simmons net worth estimates vary?

The contract money is public, but his tax bill, fees, spending and investments are not. Changing our spending assumption from one third to one half of after-tax pay takes about $17 million off our figure.

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How we estimate net worth

Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.

Last updated: November 2026.

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