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The net rating of second units has recently become an excellent indicator of team success – all NBA champions since the Kobe-centered 2010 Lakers finished their season in top eight in terms of bench efficiency. Front offices have obviously recognized that trend, and we’ve seen even the top teams working hard on securing even more […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are having quite a renaissance. After years of serving as the doormat of the other 29 teams in the league and wallowing at the bottom of the standings, the Sixers are finally trending towards the right direction, thanks in large part to the fruits of their shameless tanking over the past few […]

Rookie point guard Ben Simmons has been ruled out of the Philadelphia 76ers’ upcoming game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday due to a sore left elbow, per NBA insider David Aldridge. Aldridge reports that Simmons experienced the soreness after the Sixers’ win over the Portland Trail Blazers and that he will be re-evaluated on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are off to an encouraging start to the 2017-18 season much of which has been fueled by the play of their dynamic rookie point guard Ben Simmons. The 21-year-old has continued to catch praise with his play that has seen him join exclusive company with the promising performances he has put together […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons is playing like a savvy veteran in his first year in the NBA. The No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft is a matchup problem for opposing teams, thanks to his blend of size, mobility, and elite court vision, which have all garnered him comparison to Cleveland Cavaliers […]

The Golden State Warriors were looking to bounce back after their disappointing 92-88 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Needless to say, things got off to a slow start after the Philadelphia 76ers caught fire early by dropping 47 points in the first quarter. However, Golden State still managed to erase a 24-point […]

During the process of the Golden State Warriors’ rise to the top of the league over the last few seasons, All-Star forward Draymond Green has earned the reputation as being one of the best defenders in the league. According to Brian Seltzer of Sixers.com, Philadelphia 76ers rookie point guard Ben Simmons voiced some high praise […]

Despite a brilliant 2017 NBA Draft class, the Rookie of the Year award might not involve any of last year’s abundant freshman talent at the end of this upcoming 2017-18 season. According to ESPN, a series of experts have nearly-unanimously picked Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons as the likely candidate to walk home with the […]

For the past several seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers were the unofficial punching bag for the other 29 NBA franchises. The shameless tanking in order to accumulate as many top-tier draft picks as possible took a toll not only on the team’s record but also on its players’ morale. That’s not looking to be the case […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons is finally getting into the swing of his NBA career after sitting out a full season due to an injury. Not only is he back on the basketball court, but he’s turned out as the runaway favorite for Rookie of the Year as he helps lead the Sixers to go […]

Just like the first 12 opponents, the LA Clippers, led by scoring machine Lou Williams and head coach Doc Rivers, saw firsthand what the likely future 2018 Rookie of the Year in Ben Simmons can do on Monday night at Staples Center. The 76ers point-forward torched the Clippers for 22 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, […]

Following their 100-93 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, the Los Angeles Lakers (6-8) will finally return home Wednesday night from a four-game road trip to their home in Staples Center to take on a Philadelphia 76ers team with a lot of young talent. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, Lakers rookie forward […]

Entering this season, expectations on the Philadelphia 76ers quickly grew, especially after the addition of this year’s top overall pick Markelle Fultz, and with Ben Simmons finally scheduled to make his debut for the team. It also added to the hype surrounding them that Joel Embiid, Robert Covington, and Dario Saric, among others, were all […]

Through the first couple of weeks of his rookie campaign, Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has raised plenty of eyebrows around the league with his play on the court. That fine play has also translated favorably to his numbers. According to Basketball-Reference, Simmons has cracked the list of rookies with a player efficiency rating of […]

There has been some buzz surrounding the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers thanks to the comments made by young phenom Joel Embiid to superstar Draymond Green. Aside from the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Embiid also mentioned how much he was looking forward to playing the rest of the Warriors […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie point forward Ben Simmons has taken the 2017-18 NBA season by storm. After sitting out his first year due to injury, Simmons has come back strong by joining NBA legend Oscar Robertson as the only players in history to record two triple-doubles in their first nine career games. Furthermore, he may also be […]

Following LeBron James’ scoring explosion of 57 points on Friday, James Harden did not waste time, and fired 56 points of his own just two nights after. When asked if he was trying to match the production of not just The King, but other superstars in the league as well, the Houston Rockets guard made […]

Ben Simmons has been off to a mesmerizing start to his rookie season, getting in the early triple-double watch with averages of 17.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game. The Philadelphia 76ers talisman has been so impressive, in fact, that he’s managed to put himself in rare air, becoming the first player since […]

Ben Simmons has caught a lot of people by surprise this season. Even though the Philadelphia 76ers point guard was a former No. 1 pick, not many people thought he’d be quite this good this soon. Even his own head coach, the Sixers’ Brett Brown, has been caught off guard by Simmons’ immense athletic gifts. […]

He may have just made his NBA debut this season, but Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons is already looking forward to the summer of 2020. With the Olympics scheduled to be held in Tokyo three years from now, the 21-year-old is hopeful he can have the opportunity to represent his native Australia at the world stage, […]

Heading into Friday night’s matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, the primary storyline was the return of point guard D’Angelo Russell to his old home. Instead, by the end of the game, it was Brook Lopez’s dazzling performance, as well as Kyle Kuzma matching an impressive feat set by teammate Lonzo […]

Ben Simmons has not yet even played double-digit games in his NBA career, and he already has two triple-doubles to his name. Per ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, the spectacular Philadelphia 76ers rookie recorded another one in his ninth game of the season against the Indiana Pacers, as he put up 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 […]

Rookie Ben Simmons seems well on the way of earning the NBA Rookie of the Year award, after a year’s worth of waiting since being drafted with the top overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. How can one say? — well, for starters he’s already factoring into opposing coaches’ scouting reports and it’s only […]

The Philadelphia 76ers recently decided on the future of some of their young and promising players. It has been reported that the team will pick up their options on Ben Simmons, Dario Saric, Justin Anderson and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot for next season, according to their official release via Jessica Camerato of NBC. Sixers picked up options […]

Ben Simmons has started this season in record fashion, putting himself in the company of greats after becoming the first since Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson to net a 100-50-40 line through his first six games. Ask Simmons, and he still thinks he can do better than what he’s shown. The 21-year-old is averaging 18.4 […]

Let’s call a spade a spade — Aussie sensation Ben Simmons has been better than advertised. Despite having a short sample size of six games into his first year in the league, the versatile point-forward joined Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only other player to net 100 points, 50 rebounds, and 40 assists […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have long rid themselves of Sam Hinkie, but his fingerprints are still all over the team which he experimented on during his reign as its general manager. The jury is still out whether “The Process” Hinkie engineered in Philadelphia would amount to the success he envisioned when he was still pulling the […]

Ben Simmons is leaving more and more people in awe each time he plays. Among them is Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, who couldn’t help himself but be impressed by the Philadelphia 76ers rookie’s rapid development in the NBA after his team lost to Simmons’ Sixers Saturday night, 112-110. Speaking to a gaggle of […]

Through his first few games of his NBA career, Philadelphia 76ers rookie point guard Ben Simmons has quickly taken the league by storm. Simmons has put on display his all-around skill set that has already led to him notching his first career triple-double while averaging 16.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game. However, […]

“With the first pick in the 2016 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers select Ben Simmons from Melbourne, Australia and Louisiana State University.” The highly anticipated announcement by Adam Silver got completely drowned out by cries of joy produced by the attending fans in 76ers jerseys. They were growing increasingly weary of the promises of a […]

Ben Simmons is one of only two LSU players to be taken No. 1 overall in the NBA draft, the other being Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal. And through four games, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie has successfully matched an impressive on-court feat last accomplished by his fellow Tigers alum. Simmons picked up his fourth-straight double-double against the […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons may have waited for a year before making his NBA debut, but it took him just four games in the pros to notch a triple-double. On Monday, Simmons became the third rookie in Sixers history to post a triple-double, when he helped the Sixers beat the Detroit Pistons, 97-86, by […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have entered familiar territory through after dropping their first three games of the season. However, rookie Ben Simmons has been one of the bright spots for the 76ers with his promising play. According to the 76ers’ Twitter account, Simmons has put himself in rare company with Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. .@sixers […]

Heading into the second game of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers will have the daunting task of taking on the Boston Celtics, led by All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. With that in mind, rookie Ben Simmons told Keith Pompey of The Inquirer that he believes that he will draw the defensive assignment of guarding Irving. […]

It may have happened a year late, but on Wednesday night, Ben Simmons finally made his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers. After fully recovering from the Jones Fracture he suffered during training camp last year, the former number one overall pick played his first regular season game for the team, and was able to showcase […]

Heading into his first full season in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, there are questions surrounding Ben Simmons’ outside shooting touch. According to Derek Bodner of The Athletic, the 21-year-old has notably struggled with his shooting in the preseason. So far this preseason, 10 of Simmons’ 15 made field goals have come in the […]

Following sitting out his entire first NBA campaign due to a broken foot, Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons has continued to voice much confidence and excitement for this upcoming season. According to Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report Magazine, the 21-year-old has a clear message that he wants to get across the league. “I want to […]

The rookies are having a fun time showing their stuff in the preseason games. With no pressure to win, the NBA newbies are wasting no time showcasing their athleticism just like what Jayson Tatum and Ben Simmons did in a matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers. During one sequence in the contest, […]

Despite handing the Philadelphia 76ers a rude awakening of a preseason loss, Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale has plenty of praise for their rookie forward Ben Simmons, who failed to score in double figures during his 22 minutes on the floor, but ultimately filled out the box score with six points, seven rebounds, nine […]