Philadelphia 76ers big man/point guard Ben Simmons is not a good shooter. Like, at all. We know this. However, he is at least aware of the fact that he doesn't have the greatest touch.

Last season, 17.4 percent of Simmons' shot attempts came from 10-to-16 feet away from the basket and 46.2 percent of them have been layups or dunks. This year, on the other hand, only 7.7 percent of Simmons' field-goal tries have come from 10-to-16 feet away while 58.5 percent of his shots have come at the rim.

So, Simmons is taking less perimeter jumpers, and most of his shot attempts are coming with just one hand (like layups).

Overall, Simmons' numbers are very similar to last season. Through 35 games, he is averaging 15.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 1.4 steals over 33.3 minutes per game while shooting 57.8 percent from the floor and 59.3 percent from the free-throw line.

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The 22-year-old, who played his collegiate basketball at LSU, was originally selected by Philadelphia with the first overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft.

However, he missed his entire rookie campaign as a result of a foot injury, leading to a lot of controversy last season when he was awarded the Rookie of the Year award in spite of not “technically” being a rookie.

Last year, Simmons posted 15.8 points, 8.2 assists, 8.1 boards and 1.7 steals across 3.7 minutes a night, making 54.5 percent of his field-goal attempts and 56 percent of his foul shots.

While Simmons is extraordinarily talented as a passer and in his ability to create mismatches, his complete lack of a perimeter jumper is a pretty big flaw, one that may hold him back from ever being a truly elite player in a league where space and pace reigns king.