Philadelphia 76ers: 5 reasons Ben Simmons will have better career than Mitchell, Tatum

1. Trust the Process

Sam Hinkie built the 76ers not just to be a successful franchise but one for the long-haul.

The Sixers main core is very young outside of Redick and there plenty of opportunities in the future to add even more talent, with lots of salary cap space and bunches of draft choices.

Whether they will win a championship one can never predict, but as long as Joel Embiid stays relatively healthy, they will certainly be in the hunt. This past year is the start of what should be a decade of contention.

Simmons will be starring on one of the top teams in the NBA for a long time. He will be in the spotlight and seems to have no problem handling that kind of pressure. If anything, he thrives on it.

Utah made the second round of the playoffs this past year, but how much further that will be able to go in the rugged Western Conference is open to question.

Houston and Golden State seem to have a lock on facing each other in the conference finals and you never count out a team with LeBron James, so the Lakers should be heard from as well.

Mitchell can score and he showed he can perform well in the playoffs. However, if the Jazz remain a middle-of-the-pack team his scoring prowess could go unnoticed nationally.

Tatum’s problem is that Boston has so much talent he might be overshadowed. Despite helping them the the Eastern Confeence finals, this years Celtics squad is suppose to be led by Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and Al Horford. Tatum will be a valuable player, but not the main focus of the offense. That dynamic may change in years to come, but for now, that is the case.

So when these three very talented rookies hang up their sneakers in 10 or 15 years, who will be thought of as having the best career?

Answer: Ben Simmons.