Ben Simmons May Complicate Dario Saric’s 2016 Debut
By Bret Stuter
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Simmons is more along the lines of a guy who gets through traffic by slicing around them. While equally adept at passing, he is less of an artillery howitzer, and more like a laser guided missile. His moves are not built from distance, so he draws traffic to him by cutting gracefully and quickly to the basket. As the defense closes on him, he will launch the ball to a teammate for a clean look at an easy three, or across the base line to the center coming in for the alley oop.
SImmons is faster. While Saric can navigate the big bodies bouncing under the basket, Simmons slices through the bodies. In the NBA, there is a certain amount of muscularity needed as a minimum. Simmons has that body mass, and still glides gracefully.
Simmons and Saric are both projected to be an NBA four. If the Sixers plan to take Simmons, the conversation with Saric had best be loaded with details of how the two will not be competing for the same minutes on the basketball court.
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