The New York Knicks are reportedly keeping tabs on Ben Simmons. NBA insider Brandon Robinson said that league sources have indicated that New York has emerged as the favorite to land the 2018 Rookie of the Year.Robinson wrote on Thursday that the Knicks and Simmons have shown "mutual interest as recently as last month." Robinson added that New York, under new coach Mike Brown, views the 6-foot-10 playmaker as a "low-risk, high-reward" addition.NBA insider Stefan Bondy of the New York Post has previously reported the Knicks' interest in Simmons, but Bondy wrote on Wednesday that Simmons is also mulling retirement.Amid the rumors, Marc Stein reported Thursday that Simmons was dropped by his agent, Bernie Lee. Per Stein, Lee informed the National Basketball Players Association that he has formally removed himself from the union's ledger as Simmons' agent.The Philadelphia 76ers selected Simmons as the No. 1 pick of the 2016 NBA draft. He didn't play during the 2016-17 season due to a broken foot. He made his NBA debut a year later and won the ROTY. He's a three-time All-Star, two-time All-Defensive First Team selection and a one-time All-NBA.Brian Windhorst says Ben Simmons could be signed to a minimum contractAs Ben Simmons mulls his options, ESPN's Brian Windhorst said Thursday that the former All-Star should lower his expectations if he wants an NBA contract. In an appearance on ESPN Australia, Windhorst laid out Simmons' options in a limited market for a point guard."The reality is he’s looking at the minimum contract, which is still about $4 million for him this year," Windhorst said. "But he might even be forced to take a contract where he’s not guaranteed, where he would have to sort of earn his way onto the team through training camp and maybe not know his status until midway through the season."At the end of the day, Ben Simmons’ stock has been falling dramatically for years. The fact that we’re into September and he doesn’t have a full-time, guaranteed job, I think speaks to that."Simmons split time with the Brooklyn Nets and the LA Clippers during the final season of his five-year, $170 million maximum contract in 2024-25. He signed a one-year, $1.08 million contract with the Clippers shortly after being bought out by the Nets in February.In 383 career regular-season games, Simmons has averages of 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks.