Anfernee Simons

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Anfernee Tyrik Simons ( AN-fər-nee; born June 8, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After high school, he played basketball during a postgraduate year at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, before being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 24th overall pick. Simons was traded to the Boston Celtics in 2025 and to the Chicago Bulls in 2026.

Simons first attended Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida, where he averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 1 steal per game in 30 games as a sophomore. After growing up young for his grade level and playing with older students, Simons reclassified to enter college with the class of 2018, providing him an extra year to develop. During his junior year, Simons transferred to Montverde Academy in Montverde, but after being a bench player, returned to Edgewater. He graduated high school in 2017, averaging 23.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game in 20 games played in his last year at Edgewater. Simons then attended the IMG Academy in Bradenton…