After "The Answer" left many years ago, the 76ers seemed to have lost their souls for ten years. However, the City of Friendship was still favored by the God of Basketball. In 2016, they won the No. 1 pick again. This time They bet their future on a point guard again - but unlike Allen Iverson who was less than six feet tall, 20 years later, they drafted a completely different number one pick!

Ben Simmons is a brand new phenomenon in the NBA. He is 6 feet 8 inches tall (about 208 centimeters, some say he even grew to almost 7 feet), but he mainly plays point guard; but this is not to mention, as the main ball handler of the team Or, he almost never shoots three-pointers, but he can make almost three-pointers, and he was even selected for the All-Star Game. However, because his shortcomings are too obvious, Simmons' shooting ability has been regarded as a sore point in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, forcing him to evolve in the new season...

In less than three seasons after entering the league, Simmons has already created many classic games with his huge body, extraordinary vision and weird and charismatic style of play. He will be the Magic Johnson of the new era in the 21st century. ? Is the No. 1 position really suitable for him? How else can he evolve? Let’s review the peak moments of Australia’s first All-Star:

1,Leap after dormancy

season：2017-18 (first season of career)
result:Wizards 113-118 Sixers
data:31 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, FT 15-29

Ben Simmons suffered a metatarsal fracture in his right foot at the start of the 2016-17 pre-season training camp. After a year of recuperation, many people had forgotten the initial momentum of the No. 1 pick and turned their attention to the top four point guards in the draft that year; however, Simmons He immediately used his skills to wake everyone's attention after the start of the season: he surrendered a big three-pointer in the fourth game of his career; although he has no outside ability, his passing vision and destructive power of empty-handed cuts are quite amazing.

More than a month after the start of the season, Ben Simmons ushered in the first 30-10 game of his career. He was also the first rookie in team history to score 30+ points and rebound 15+ in 50 years (the previous one was a player whose jersey has been retired). Billy Cunningham) The most exaggerated thing is that he got 29 free throw opportunities (becoming the target of hacking tactics), and even made 24 free throws in the fourth quarter. Although he only made 15 goals, his last 10 goals still slightly increased his shooting percentage. to 70%, which also ensured the team's final victory.

2,Philadelphia big ternary machine

season：2017-18 (first season of career)
result:Bulls 101-115 Sixers
data:19 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 blocks

Simmons took the league by storm at the start of the season, scoring three triples in five games in his career; he recorded 12 triple-doubles as a rookie, posting astonishing results of 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists, and 1.7 steals throughout the season. His single, giant body and inconsistent passing ability immediately remind people of the same type of Hall of Fame player: Magic Johnson.

Similarly, the Magic also had a star center on their team at the time. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ben Simmons also has Joel Embiid and his assistants - and even JJ Redick, Dario Saric, Robert Covington and other golden green leaves. As a result, his assists skyrocketed, and the Sixers quickly won 24 more wins than the previous season. , "The Process" came to an end, and it officially became a power in the East District.

In this game against the Bulls, Ben Simmons scored a super triple of 19-17-14, with 2 blocks, and became the first person after "Bad Guy" Charles Barkley to score 5+ points in a single season. Big three-dollar Sixers player. What’s even more frightening is that he is still just a rookie!

3. Torch clash of all-around top picks

season：2017-18 (first season of career)
result:Cavaliers 130-132 Sixers
data:27 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals, 1 block

"Tonight, I'm playing against the best player in the league, so I have a lot of motivation. (His position) is where I want to be one day."
Ben Simmons

This game is a classic showdown - not just for who is the third best player in the Eastern Conference that season, nor because the two teams are having a firepower battle, but for the two No. 1 picks who have been called "Magic Johnson's successors" before and after. , each other performed terrifying results that were even more magical than magic.

"King James" LeBron James almost turned on his full strength, scoring 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists each, ranking first in the world. He almost overcame a deficit of up to 30 points in the first half and completed an epic comeback; however, Xiao Prince Ben Simmons did not give in at all when Joel Embiid was on the sidelines. He scored 27 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, passed 13 assists, had 4 steals, and 1 block. More importantly, seven The six finally smiled and continued their 13-game winning streak at the end of the season, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

This is also extremely rare in the history of the NBA. It is the second time that the No. 1 pick in the draft has faced off on the same field and surrendered the top three picks. The previous one happened on April 6, 1983, when Mychal Thompson faced off against an unsurprising name. :Magic Johnson.

4.Qixing planted a garden to show off his evil deeds

season：2018-19 (second season of career)
result:Sixers 108-105 Knicks
data:20 points, 22 rebounds, 9 assists

Even though the overall pace of the league has been faster in recent years, teams have scored significantly more points, and three-pointers have become less and less uncommon; Ben Simmons can still produce jaw-dropping monster data. In the second season of his career, especially with the team adding 1-2 more stars, Simmons' statistics have not improved much; however, he still has amazing performances from time to time.

When he visited Madison Square Garden in January, Ben Simmons also joined superstars such as LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in leaving his mark on this basketball mecca. He scored 20 points, 22 rebounds, and 9 assists. Lead the Sixers to get rid of Nick's entanglement.

Simmons also became the fifth player in history to score 20+ points, 22+ rebounds, and 9+ assists at the Knicks' home court, matching Hall of Fame legends such as Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry Lucas. oh! Did we all forget that he plays point guard?

5.First distant blessing in career

season：2019-20 (third season of career)
result:Knicks 104-109 Sixers
data:18 points, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Ladies and gentlemen, you are witnessing history!

We have seen the three-point shooting slides during the summer vacation and the net breaking during the warm-up match in China. What we want is Ben Simmons' actual shooting! After so-called crazy special training for outsiders in the summer, 13 games passed before the start of the season, but he didn't even see a shot... Finally, in the 14th game of the regular season at home, Ben Simmons decisively caught the ball and broke the net, successfully hitting the target. First three-pointer in career!

For a moment, the basketball world was completely boiling!

Before this game, Ben Simmons' longest regular-season hit was in the 2018 Christmas Day game. He made an emergency shot from 22 feet before time expired, just two steps away from the three-point line; However, there is no time pressure for this three-pointer, and it does not have to be taken. Therefore, we may reasonably infer that the three-pointer has been officially included in the arsenal of this large point guard? Let’s keep reading!

Ben Simmons' longest field goal hit before this game

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By Simon Liang

A die-hard fan of Damian Lillard. He became a fan of the Trail Blazers because of Lillard. I don’t understand the analysis but I understand the story.