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This was certainly unexpected. TNT’s Inside the NBA analyst Kenny Smith was breaking down the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat series and when he got to discussing Ben Simmons as a player, he compared him to one of the most surprising players you could have guessed: Muggsy Bogues. That’s right, the shortest player to ever […]

There were arguments to be made for the Philadelphia 76ers dropping their first playoff game in half a decade. Naturally, there wasn’t much playoff experience on the roster outside of Marco Belinelli and JJ Redick. The Sixers were without their best player in Joel Embiid, and their second-in-command didn’t even get “big game” experience in […]

The NBA playoffs have barely started, yet Ben Simmons has wasted no time making a name for himself in his first postseason game as a rookie, leading a Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers to a 130-103 rout over the Miami Heat. What was thought to be a gritty playoff series was instead turned into a breeze […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the best teams in the NBA, and a lot of that has to do with the obvious surprise production from rookie Ben Simmons. Many envisioned the first-year player out of LSU to be good, but not ‘15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists per game in 81 appearances’ good. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat feels like more than a regular playoff matchup. The contrast of the two teams go beyond their on-court styles; there’s a fundamental difference between how these teams got here. The Sixers champion The Process — a strategic, multi-year teardown that took the common “lose now to win later” approach […]

Ben Simmons has played out of his mind during his rookie season, making him the frontrunner of the Rookie of the Year race after leading his Philadelphia 76ers to 16 straight wins to finish out the season in full stride. Recently, teammate Marco Belinelli, who was acquired after a buyout with the Hawks, lauded Simmons […]

In another apparent jab at the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons, Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has unveiled another hoodie. As reported by NBA on ESPN, Mitchell donned a red hoodie with the imprint “Rookie?” on it. Below is the video of Mitchell, making his way from the arena parking lot: Donovan Mitchell has a very […]

There is plenty to be excited for, for fans of the Philadelphia 76ers this season and into the future. After a few tumultuous seasons of tanking and stocking draft picks that would potentially become the future, and after those same picks didn’t pan out, or remained injured for entire seasons, things are beginning to change. The […]

Ben Simmons has definitely caught the attention of Kobe Bryant. In fact, the former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard sounded as though he’s been paying close attention to the Philadelphia 76ers rookie point guard all season long when he spoke about Simmons on Wednesday. While praising Simmons, Bryant also alluded to the extra year that […]

The Rookie of the Year race between Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is a close one, and one that bares some major similarities to the 2003-04 season. Simmons is boasting all-around great numbers that have led the Sixers to finish out the season strongly, currently riding a 15-game […]

The Rookie of the Year debate heats up. Players and coaches all over the NBA have voiced out their opinions. Now, it’s top candidates Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz going at it. Mitchell recently wore a sweatshirt showing what a definition of a rookie is and news […]

More and more NBA players and coaches are sharing their opinions on the Rookie of the Year Award controversy. The most recent one to comment is veteran Richard Jefferson of the Denver Nuggets. For Jefferson, Ben Simmons is not a true rookie since despite sitting out during his first year, he still had the opportunity to […]

Blake Griffin and the Detroit Pistons are not going to be in the playoff picture, but he is making his presence felt in a different fray. That’s the rapidly heating debate about who among Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Philadelphia 76ers giant court general Ben Simmons should win the Rookie of the Year honors. […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell recently aired his side of the story. He said that he doesn’t care about the Rookie of the Year Award. Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Ben Simmons can take it. But after saying he doesn’t really care, Mitchell offered a comparison which may reveal his true opinions on the matter. As reported […]

Who’s the real rookie of the year? Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell or Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons? The debate is attracting more attention day after day. Yet if Draymond Green is concerned, the two should just share the award. That’s if we’re living in an ideal world. Per Kyle Goon of The Salt Lake Tribune, Green […]

For Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown, Ben Simmons is the rookie of the year. This is what he firmly believes, despite all those who say that he is not a “real” rookie. As reported by Sixers beat writer Keith Pompey, Brown is the “stone cold” rookie of the year. Brown said in part: As I’ve […]

The Rookie of the Year race has been one of the most hotly contested awards races all season in the NBA. It’s come down to Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers. Before the Jazz’s game tonight against the Golden State Warriors, Mitchell made a big time statement about […]

It was a performance worthy of the greatest players ever in NBA history. Ben Simmons, the heir apparent to LeBron James, played as well as any of his idol’s opponents, delivering a triple-double and a 132-130 Philadelphia 76ers win to take the third seed in Eastern Conference from the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on […]

Ben Simmons has already proclaimed himself the undisputed Rookie of the Year, but it seems he’s no the only one who would pick him “100 percent” when the ballots drop. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown prompted that those who doubt Simmons’ status of a rookie are just looking for ways to debate what their […]

For their second-to-last game of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers have made their way to the Peach State for a matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. However, it sounds like Philly could be without the services of rookie sensation Ben Simmons, according to a report from Molly Sullivan of NBC Sports. Sullivan notes that […]

The tight two-man race for the Rookie of the Year award just turned controversial on Monday when the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-year point guard Ben Simmons decided to add fuel to the fire by dismissing his closest competition. Donovan Mitchell, the exciting rookie from the Utah Jazz, is as deserving as Simmons to win the freshman […]

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 […]