Ben Simmons, max deal. That’s one story. Then there’s Ben Simmons, Kardashian girlfriend. That’s another. But real passionate Philadelphia 76ers fans want to hear another story — and it’s called Ben Simmons, jump shot.
That’s the last step, many think, in the vaunted Process. Simmons is so good he won NBA Rookie of the Year without really having, by his own sheepish admission, much of a jumper. So Ben Simmons’s jumper is considered the missing link, the holy grail, the El Dorado — pick your own favorite term for the ultimate.
Playoff opponents sagged off Simmons like he was the guy at the YMCA wearing jeans in the game. Above is evidence — or at least the hope — that those days are over. Watch Simmons knock down j’s from all over.
