With its 6 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds on average this season in Brooklyn, Ben Simmons was far from assuming his salary of $ 39.3 million. But at least, it can be a very good deal …
The old triple All-Star, in the time of the Sixers, was in any case illustrated for his first under the clipper's tunic. Entering during the game in Utah, when jazz led dance, the Australian winger was one of the stabilizing elements for the troop of Los Angeles, ending with a very good yield of 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 passes and 3 Interceptions to help their new team to win in overtime (120-116).
“He is still finding his sensations within our group, and how he can bring to our team”explained Tyronn Lue at a press conference. “Everything is still new for him, as for us, it's his very first match. But he did a very good job, just reading the game well, making his basketball talk. He was aggressive towards the circle and he made the right choices. »»
Important to finish on several baskets near the circle, Ben Simmons was also this versatile player who can both harvest the rebound to conclude the defensive effort as let go of the leather at the right time in attack to put oil in the cogs offensively. At the James Harden relay, as a second creator, would Ben Simmons have managed to find an ideal fall point on the side of Los Angeles?
Ideal as a second creator behind James Harden
“Frankly, he brought as soon as he came into play”adds Norman Powell. “Simply with the passes he has given and his play readings. He tries to talk to the guys, me in particular, to know where they want the ball. But it was good to push the ball and play the fast game. He is a very good smuggler, he has an excellent vision of the game. In the second half, he was also important for us defensively, snatching balloons in the hands of the guys, but also by helping when he had to. In attack, he cut well to be a creator at James relay [Harden]. »»
While waiting to have confirmation of this encouraging beginning, Ben Simmons in any case offered pleasant guarantees for the Los Angeles team in defense, being vocal and even incisive, with 3 interceptions going to pick the balloons in the hands of his opponents. A good omen for the future …
“We were at -20 at one point but the guys all remained concentrated”, concluded the former Nets in his sleek style and in short. “These kinds of matches can really be dangerous because it's just before the All-Star cut. But we stayed in our match and we knew how to finish in the right way. »»
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| Ben Simmons | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | Phl | 81 | 34 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
| 2018-19 | Phl | 79 | 34 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
| 2019-20 | Phl | 57 | 35 | 58.0 | 28.6 | 62.1 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 16.4 |
| 2020-21 | Phl | 58 | 32 | 55.7 | 30.0 | 61.3 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| 2022-23 | Brk | 42 | 26 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| 2023-24 | Brk | 15 | 24 | 58.1 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 2024-25 | Brk | 33 | 25 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Total | 365 | 32 | 56.0 | 13.9 | 59.1 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 13.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
