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The Philadelphia 76ers were hoping to make a statement this evening in perhaps their biggest game of the year against the high-powered Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately, they could not keep up with the reigning Eastern Conference champs in the second half and wound up losing handily, 113-91. Even worse, rookie phenom Ben Simmons was forced to […]

Ben Simmons wants people to dial down in comparing him with Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. According to Sixers.com’s Brian Seltzer, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard isn’t particularly fond of hearing his name be mentioned in the same sentence with James. Simmons says tonight is just 1 game out of 82, calls James a Hall […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have followed through on the hype they built over the summer so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. Most of the credit has rightfully gone to their budding superstars in big man Joel Embiid and point forward Ben Simmons. However, not only does the Sixers young core look every part of a future […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons missed his first game of the season against the Orlando Magic due to an elbow injury. But as Evin Priest of the Daily Telegraph reports, the star rookie is desperately looking to recover from that knock in order to face his idol LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Asked […]

Well that didn’t last long. After not playing against the Orlando Magic due to swelling in his left elbow, Philadelphia 76ers star point guard Ben Simmons appears ready to play Monday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey. Not only that, Simmons will also reportedly defend the best player in the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been turning plenty of heads early this season because of the amount of success they’ve been having. It’s been a while since the Sixers looked respectable on the court, but thanks to the one-two punch of center Joe Embiid and point guard Ben Simmons, Philly has quickly transformed into a team […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the court Saturday without their prized rookie point guard Ben Simmons, but that didn’t seem to be much of a problem for the Sixers, who disposed of the Orlando Magic with ease in a convincing 130-111 win at home. Key to the Sixers success in that contest was TJ McConnell, who […]

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 […]