He had us fooled with his slower start to the season

https://www.theringer.com/video/2021/2/18/22289089/ben-simmons-philadelphia-76ers-best-season-his-career





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Sixers vs Brooklyn ECF, gimme your homer opinion on how it’s gonna go. Game 1, 2, 3 4, etc.

All anyone wants to focus on is the one thing he doesn't do

Hard call, the Nets have so much firepower offensively but such shit defense. If they can't figure out the defensive issues then i don't know how they make the Finals. If they do, and at least defend at an average level then they will be a problem lol.

Sixers have an elite defense, and the Nets have no answer for Embiid in the middle.

But playoff time is a different beast, and that's when superstars are the difference and the Nets have plenty of them.

Win?

Let's recap Simmons 3 seasons in the NBA so far. I won't count this current season (it would only help my case though since they're #1 seed right now) since we're not even halfway through yet. So let's look at his first 3 seasons:

In the three seasons Simmons has played for the Sixers, the team is 146-91, good for a .616 winning percentage. In the three seasons before his arrival, the Sixers were 56-190 (.227 winning percentage).

He has a 12-10 career playoff record.

2x All-Star
1x All-NBA 3rd Team
1x All-Defense 1st Team

All accomplished by the age of 23 years old.

LeBron didn't win his first ring until he was 27
Curry didn't win his first ring until he was 27
Jordan didn't win his first ring until he was 28
Durant didn't win his first ring until he was 28


Simmons is on track to be just fine.

So the only thing he hasn't done is win?

A Championship, yes.

Well, I think DPOY is on the horizon for him. He's making a good case for it this season.