Ben Simmons sticks with Nike

While he was refusing to play for the Sixers for months, missing more than 50 games before he was eventually traded to Brooklyn, Simmons was also negotiating a new shoe deal

Ben Simmons has a new three-year shoe deal with Nike, according to Simmons’ agent Rich Paul, after the former All-Star’s advanced negotiations with New Balance did not result in a deal.

League sources say New Balance got well down the line toward signing Simmons earlier this season — even though he was not playing at the time for Philadelphia and has sti…