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The Philadelphia 76ers are the hottest team in the NBA right now as they are riding a 14-game winning streak. And rookie sensation Ben Simmons has played a big part, averaging a triple-double during the streak. As reported by SportsCenter, Simmons is averaging 14.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 10.9 assists during the Sixers’ 14-game win […]

Stephen A. Smith has never been shy about making bold predictions and on Monday morning’s edition of ESPN’s First Take he was at it again. “I got an announcement to make to the United States and beyond…76ers are going to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Philadelphia 76ers will be one of the final four teams […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown had a choice to make before the start of the NBA season: Play veteran point guard Jerry Bayless or T.J. McConnell at the position, or yield the most of his talented rookie Ben Simmons and his unmatched vision by playing the first 6-foot-10 forward as the team’s floor general. […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie forward Ben Simmons isn’t into making comparisons for the Rookie of the Year award, picking himself as the clear winner of the race and showing no interest in a head-to-head, stat-by-stat battle with his biggest competition, Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz. “I don’t really listen to comparisons,” Simmons told ESPN’s Chris Haynes […]

To Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons, there are no questions as far as who’s deserving of the 2017-18 Rookie of the Year award. “Who would I pick? Me, 100 percent,” Simmons told ESPN’s Chris Haynes at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday. “I think I have been playing solid all year. If you look at […]

Philadelphia 76ers super rookie Ben Simmons is apparently as good in basketball as he is in stating the obvious. The Sixers have made it clear with their season-long play that they are serious contenders for the Eastern Conference title, thanks to the fantastic play of its young duo of Simmons and center Joel Embiid. And […]

After a cardiac victory over the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night, the Philadelphia 76ers are now sitting at the third spot. With Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid in tow, the team from the City of Brotherly Love is now one of the league’s top up and coming teams. Simmons, a favorite for […]

What an absolutely thrilling game on Friday night between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center. Although the Cavs trailed by as many as 30 points in the second quarter, their insane comeback attempt came up just short as rising star Ben Simmons and the Sixers held off Cleveland for a […]

The final stretch of the 2017-18 NBA season will clearly go down as one of the most eventful season-closing periods in recent history. Out West, we are witnessing an unparalleled deadlock with six teams separated by just two games and only three certain postseason participants. The East has, surprisingly, followed suit; not in terms of […]

Being compared to an all-time great brings on a lot of pressure and expectations that many will not be able to live up to. The search for “the next LeBron James” just might be over with Sixers rookie Ben Simmons practically being handed the title by the man who he is being compared to. “I […]

It has been quite the 2017-18 NBA season for the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only have they solidified a spot in the playoffs, but point guard Ben Simmons looks every bit the franchise player they hoped he would be. Ben Simmons established himself early and often as the league’s best rookie. According to Tom Moore of the Bucks […]

Every now and again, a generational player drops into a franchise’s hands, it was Michael Jordan for the Chicago Bulls, Magic Johnson for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Julius Erving for the Philadelphia 76ers, who brought the city a championship in 1983, the year before Jordan broke into the league. Having seen a myriad of […]

Minnesota Timberwolves’ forward Karl Anthony Towns and Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons seem to have a good relationship, one that includes playing a lot of video games. Last week Simmons asked Towns who he was playing the next night while playing a game PUBG. When Towns responded with the Atlanta Hawks, Simmons told him he […]

NBA analyst Chris Broussard brought forward the comparison to one of the all-time great passers in the league, Magic Johnson, offering that the one player that sports any resemblance to the Los Angeles Lakers legend is rookie Ben Simmons. “Ben Simmons is the closest thing we’ve ever seen to Magic, more than Penny Hardaway, even,” […]

The narrative revolving around LeBron James’ upcoming free agency has become a consistent topic of debates in the NBA. Different teams have been trying to woo the King and the fans are even stepping up their game by renting billboards to entice James to bring his talents to their respective cities. There’s no denying that […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been on a rampant win streak, making it nine in a row against the Atlanta Hawks last night, despite playing without All-Star center Joel Embiid. Rookie sensation Ben Simmons stepped up in a major way, though, tallying his 11th triple-double of the season with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists; […]

During the Philadelphia 76ers’ 101-91 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, Sixers rookie Ben Simmons recorded triple-double No. 11 on the season and also joined legendary point guard Oscar Robertson as the only rookies ever to have at least five triple-doubles in one calendar month. According to a tweet from Kevin Negandhi of ESPN, […]

After back-to-back subpar performances, Karl-Anthony Towns finally found his shooting touch back, as he detonated for a career-high 56 points to help lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 126-114 win at home. That scoring output is now also the most in a single game by a player in Timberwolves history. It’s incredible to think that […]

After a really disappointing loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Minnesota Timberwolves knew they needed a win against the Atlanta Hawks. Karl-Anthony Towns took the last loss personally and you could see from the opening tip that he was out for blood. In 41 minutes, he put up 56 points, 15 rebounds, and four assists. […]

The three-point shot has never been as prevalent in the NBA as it has been over the past few seasons. It’s the en vogue shot in the sport. One shot that will never ever go out of style, however, is the dunk – especially those that are made through traffic and served right in the […]

There are a lot of hurt feelings in the Memphis Grizzlies’ camp following the team’s soul-crushing 61-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets last Thursday. Two days before that, however, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons was the one torturing the Grizzlies’ morale, as he nearly notched a triple-double in a 119-105 cakewalk home win over the […]

Ben Simmons is not compared to all-time greats like LeBron James and Magic Johnson for nothing. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie is being constantly mentioned in the same sentence with those legends because of his seemingly boundless capabilities on the court. On Saturday night, Simmons provided yet another evidence of why he is a superstar in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in a battle of two likely playoff newbies.  While most eyes are trained on the gargantuan matchup between All-Stars Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns, one other young up-and-comer stole the show with his crafty, video-game like play — Ben Simmons. The […]

The race for the NBA Rookie of the Year award seems to be down to two guys — the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell. When Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was asked about the race before the Mavs’ game against the Jazz on Thursday night, he made his thoughts very […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson, who established himself as one of the league’s best players during his long, colorful NBA career, was recently all praises for rookie Ben Simmons. In Zoo’s Views podcast, the former Most Valuable Player recently shared his thoughts on the new Sixers’ rookie sensation. Iverson said: “I see someone who is […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a good reason to be having fun this season. And by having fun, that also means doing it on the sidelines and behind a courtside reporter while she is delivering a report. When was the last time the Sixers were this lively? We 👀 you @sixers pic.twitter.com/F4KwPOpgoc — NBA on ESPN […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have managed to have a very good season despite all of their young pieces, like Rookie of the Year favorite Ben Simmons. They currently sit at the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference but are in no safe haven as the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards are breathing down their necks and […]

Time is a flat circle, looping in on itself with the slightest of variations until, one day, LeBron James is looking across the court to an alternate dimension version of himself in 21-year-old Ben Simmons. The lineage of each can be traced back decades. The wonderment of 6-foot-9 Magic Johnson whipping the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Another day, another historic feat for Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons. In this case, it was multiple in one night for the Sixers’ star. Needless to say, Simmons has racked up his fair share of accolades in the 2017-18 NBA season. He added to his stellar campaign in Philadelphia’s 108-94 win on Monday night […]

Philadelphia 76ers star rookie Ben Simmons has forged his way once again into the history books. In their game against the Charlotte Hornets, in which they won 108-94, Simmons became just the third player in NBA history to record a triple-double without a turnover as a rookie. He finished the game with 11 points, 12 rebounds, […]

Who holds the Philadelphia 76ers record for most 10-assist games by a rookie? Well, there’s a new answer for that: Ben Simmons. With another stellar performance during Monday night’s 108-94 home win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets, Simmons broke Allen Iverson’s two-decade-old record for a Sixers rookie when the Hall of Fame guard had 18 […]

How well is Philadelphia 76ers rising star rookie point guard Ben Simmons playing this season? Outside of being an absolute nightmare on offense to defenses to plan against, one metric created by Senthil Natarajan and Chris Pickard of FanSided shows that he is also the NBA’s most versatile defensive player this season. The extremely in-depth […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ wunderkind in Ben Simmons is on the right path to greatness as he joins Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson in an exclusive list. Simmons becomes just the third rookie in history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists in his rookie season, a feat done only done by those two […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie sensation Ben Simmons has etched his name alongside one of the NBA’s most legendary figures. After posting 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in Tuesday night’s 101-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Simmons is now tied with former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson for the second-most triple-doubles recorded by any […]

It has been a spectacular year for Philadelphia 76ers youngster Ben Simmons, to say the least. After missing his entire debut season with a pesky foot injury, the Sixers point-forward has evolved into a star player in his rookie season. Simmons is currently averaging 16.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game while shooting […]

Head coach Brett Brown has tried his best at monitoring his young players’ minutes on the court, especially the likes of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, who have come off season-long injuries in the past. Despite Simmons’ amazing prowess as an all-around threat with the basketball, Brown admits that he will prioritize his health over […]

There was a time when both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers were powerhouses at the same time. The two franchises have been known for excellence almost since the moment they joined the NBA. Back in 1982, the Lakers and the Sixers faced off in an epic duel for the NBA championship. When […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had perhaps their worst collapse of the regular season against the Milwaukee Bucks. While early in mid-November, they allowed the defending champion Golden State Warriors to come back from a 22-point halftime deficit, they blew two separate 19-point leads to the Bucks, thanks to the 26 turnovers committed throughout the game. Rookie […]

The comparisons can’t be denied. No one has, actually. Even LeBron James made it clear that he sees himself in Ben Simmons every time he watches him play. Both James and Simmons are big point guards in the mold of Magic Johnson, the Los Angeles Lakers legend who came into the league as the biggest […]