Although Ben Simmons didn't make the All-Star Game he was still in town to take part in the Rising Stars Challenge as part of Team World. He did a ton of interviews over the weekend but one of his most talked about was his interview with Chris Mannix of Yahoo! Sports:

In the interview, he talked about Markelle Fultz, and his struggles to try and recover from a shoulder injury to play in the NBA, and also how good he thinks Fultz will be.

“It’s tough. The position he’s in. He’s so young coming into the NBA and then obviously having this injury. But he’s in a good position where he’s staying focused and working hard. I see him everyday in there trying to get back to where he was and he’s going to do that.”

“It could be physical. It could be mental. I’m not too sure about the details, but I know he’s working hard every day. You see him trying to push back, but on the floor, even in practice, you can see he’s an amazing young player. I hate guarding him. He’s so good getting to the rim.”

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Although there is no return date for  Markelle Fultz to return to the game, he has been practicing with the team, and as Simmons says he is so good at getting to the rim.

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Ben Simmons is already a young star in this league, and he too is really good at getting to the rim. In fact, he has taken 69.9 percent of his shot attempts at the rim so far this season, per NBASavant.com.

If and when Fultz can get healthy they are going to have two guys who can take anyone off the dribble at any time. That is going to make the Sixers a nightmare matchup for most teams.

Fultz, last year's first overall pick in the NBA Draft,  has averaged 6.0 points, 1.8 assists, and 2.3 rebounds in four games played this season.