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 forward LeBron James.

Simmons is also wise and patient enough to pick the right location of where he takes his shots. As a 6-foot-10 point guard, Simmons is able to post up or bully his way on drives against much smaller defenders. Take for example this rack attack by Simmons against the Golden State Warriors last Saturday in which the 21-year-old guard steamrolled past Andre Iguodala with ease.

Simmons is very much aware of his size advantage, which is why he rarely settles for jumpers or 3-point shots Prior to Monday’s game against the Utah Jazz, Simmons has only taken seven 3-point attempts, missing all of them. Underscoring Simmons’ aversion for taking perimeter shots is this morsel of a stat from David Locke.

In his first 13 games in the NBA, Simmons has taken 96.6 percent of his shots inside the arc, and of them, 69.4 percent were attempts within 10 feet of the basket.

As of this writing, Simmons is averaging 18.1 points, 8.0 assists, and 9.1 rebounds per game.