Last month, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown said he wanted Sixers star Ben Simmons to shoot at least one 3-pointer per game.

Simmons, however, hasn't done that. The former Rookie of the Year has taken only five 3s this season for the Sixers. Simmons has made just two shots from beyond the arc:

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Before the season started, most pundits said for the Sixers to win the title, Simmons will have to have some resemblance of a perimeter game. The lefty, though, still doesn't have even a mid-range jumper and is doing all of his damage at the basket.

Simmons signed a five-year, $170 million maximum rookie contract extension with the Sixers this past summer. He's averaging 14.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists on the season. The two best players in Philly are Joel Embiid and Simmons, two guys who do all of their damage at the basket. The Sixers are clearly missing shooting guard JJ Redick this season. The sharpshooter left the team in free agency this past summer to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Sixers’ poor spacing is of particular concern, especially for Embiid. He gets doubled all the time in the post. Simmons is never going to be a reliable 3-point shooter at this point. If he's not even comfortable shooting from deep when he's wide-open, Philly will have to find out different ways to attack zone-defenses when Simmons is on the floor.