Do Philadelphia 76ers know Ben Simmons’ value?

But what about Ben?

So the Philadelphia 76ers have two top number one picks.  Ben Simmons played all season. Markelle Fultz sat on the bench almost the entire season. Simmons was always projected as the primary ball handler. Fultz’s value to this team was his ability to play off-ball.

Somehow, the team has reversed their estimation that Markelle Fultz can play without the ball. And with Fultz doing everything but stepping onto the basketball court on game day, The team is trying to traffic cop playing time at point guard. In the end, they now project Simmons as an either or point guard, after delivering a rookie season for the history books. Why question which position Simmons should play now?

Any effort to place Markelle Fultz at the one role comes at Ben Simmons’ expense. Without even seeing Fultz on the basketball court, why go there?  To fans, any decision making process suggesting Simmons to the four has to be challenged vehemently. The old adage applies here -“DON’T FIX WHAT ISN’T BROKEN!“.