How BAD is Ben Simmons Actually? 

Do you think Ben Simmons will ever recover ... or is he done?

Biggest mistake for the Sixers was letting Butler walk instead of Simmons. The rings were in their grasp but they handed the ball to Ben.

How can you be 6'10 and be afraid of contact

No work ethic, no fire in his eyes. Paid him too early and he got spoiled, he just doesn’t care

Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. Later on in life his name was shortened to Ben after it was discovered he had no J.

I just don't get how he can have such a major flaw in his game for so many years.

He had years to develop something even a ninth grader has in their game: A mid-range jumper. The problem with Simmons was expressed on numerous scouting reports: He doesn't work hard, and doesn't care. He is now reaping what he sowed.

Ben Simmons’ situation against Atlanta, reminds me of Nick Anderson in Game 1 of the 1995 Finals. Missed 4 FTs in the last minute as a 80% FT shooter. Orlando lost in O/T, never recovered and got swept. Nick was the 3rd offensive option for Orlando behind Shaq and Penny. Nick went from a 18-20 ppg guy which is like 23-24 ppg now, based on increased pace and 3s, to a scrub scared to shoot FTs. That moment killed his confidence and destroyed his career.

There's no excuse to have not developed a jump shot for as long as he has played. Kemp and Malone who are better in the post. They had a jump shot. He should be embarrassed

If you totally lack confidence, you can't be great.

Money and fam went to his head. Once his contract is done, he will be the 12th man on the bench at mid level exception

It just blows my mind that you can play basketball most of your life, high school, college, professionally, and never develop a jump shot…especially when you are bigger and stronger than most players on the court…Ben is a classic example of someone supremely talented, but with no drive or work ethic to get better. He has t changed at all since he was drafted. In fact he’s regressed in areas he use to excel at. And don’t let his assist numbers fool you. Half of them are just him passing up open shots and getting bailed out by teammates who are actually willing to drive to the basket or take a jumper. He is a garbage time player with garbage time stats at best when he is actually healthy. Dude would rather sit at home and play COD, which is fine, but a franchise is paying you millions to work on your game and body and be ready…it’s so frustrating to watch him squander his career. His mistake was leaving Philly. We all see now how Joel Embiid makes players around him better. Without him the 6ers look like a sub .500 team. And without Joel, Simmons looks like a player at the end of his career.

As a Sixer fan I wish Ben would’ve worked out.

I’ve never heard anyone call Ben Simmons “the next lebron James” 😂

Ben Simmons should just go play in Australia

my favorite comment " he is a natural right hander playing left" ......why? painful to watch him shoot

Terrific!

People forget that Ben Simmons was a three time all star! In my opinion he was a good player until the moment with Trae Young. His problem is all mental

u kno nba is a joke when players that cant even shoot make it in

Ben Simmons is a classic case of people wanting someone to be something he isn't, instead of letting him be effective in the elite ways he can be effective. As a high rebounding, high efficiency, high playmaking 6'10 point guard he was a dangerous weapon -- but then people wanted him to be a jump shooter and high average free throw shooter and he sucks at those things and it ruined his confidence

Nice Kobe add-in

Ben got high on his own sauce and stopped trying to get better thought he was already one of the best. Didn't work on his shot at all. Then got soft as new born dukki. Hell I don't think he deserved rookie of the year other players had better numbers 😅

Worse than Shaq's FT%?! Yeesh!

Could it be a huge case of the yips?

Real ones know Donovan Mitchell was the R.O.T.Y

I really hope Ben doesn't get signed after this contract is over. It would help him to realize his own value and hopefully improve and take some of the pressure off. But given his physical tools and history he will get a contract from someone and get to keep riding the bench.

Kobe had fire in his eyes. Simmons has bubbles.

I love Ben Simmons highlights.

Philly screwed themselves, by letting Jimmy Butler walk and overpaying Tobias Harris.

3:47 is a clear travel like how was that not called

Since yr 1,i always said he was overrated......

If he had at least developed a decent midrange jumper and cared about growing Philly would have embraced him. If he shot at least 80-85% from FT, he wouldn't have been afraid of contact and pass up dunks or layups smh

The people closest around him probably failed him the most.. When he just needed someone to keep it real, his insiders would tell him he doesn't need to shoot, he just needs a team around him of shooters. His shooting coach has always been one of his family members, despite his shooting always being his worst attribute, he never changed coaches. When you are told your are perfect your whole life and anyone saying anything different is just a hater, so you are taught to ignore them,,,, then where will the motivation to get better come from? We never saw any genuine self reflection or accountability from him, so to me his issues started and will end with the people around him coddling him and never once telling it like it is... He was a sensational athlete, extremely talented, high IQ on the court, but every basketball player needs to develop, and after his rookie season, the league figured him out, and he didn't do a single thing to counter that... It's honestly a sad story when you talk of potential, and no single one thing explains his failure as an NBA player, but I believe the people around him and Ben for choosing to only listen to them, is why he is where he is now.

Bro got checkmated 💀

I think it's the End

Do thanasis next

This guy wrecked the sixers and now the nets, everyone keeps making adjustments for a guy who runs everytime the team needs him to step up?The biggest problem with him is if he wasn’t making the stupid amount of money he’s making for doing nothing no one would care.

He's not bad but he can't shoot. In basket ball it's an issue.

I need to see a simulation with Jimmy buckets staying with philly and Ben Simmons being traded for harden.

It could be the Kardashian curse

End of LeBron 2.0

He can't be worse than Anthony Bennett. THAT was the worst 1st round pick to ever lace em up

Ben Simmons to the Spurs

The big clue that was missed was LSU wasnt good. One great player makes a college program at least tournament material. The left hand shooting is bizarre.

You can’t make it in the NBA without an overwhelming desire to play, and for whatever reason Ben doesn’t have it. Hopefully he has saved a good chunk of his money and can go off to do whatever it is he does have a passion for. If he keeps trying to play NBA ball, he’s going to end up mentally and physically damaged for life.

Ben and Lamelo ( people always talk about Ben and never of melo) they play same number of games ( melo 1 more) in the last 2 season and both them have mega contract. Lamelo is younger but everybody just trashtalk Ben.

What I don't like about Ben Simmons isn't that he can't shoot jumpers. It's that he WON'T shoot jumpers. Like you said, nobody is asking him to become like Curry. I feel like he's so arrogant, he refuses to do it because he's good at "other things". Everyone gives Russel Westbrook crap, but I'll take someone like him who's not afraid to fail, than a coward like Simmons.

Maybe the title should be how good did he used to be because clearly he was an elite NBA player playing at an NBA level for years what happened we will probably never know but injuries have been a big part of his issues this is why these players have to be careful with their money you have millions then your career is over & you still have all the bills of someone making millions & all of a sudden your bankrupt.

The saddest thing is he HAS a lot of talent. He’s just LAZY AF. The most disappointing NBA player, might be EVER. By the time his career is over

"We leave no stone unturned"...except for all of the stones left unturned?

He was a bust while he was visiting at LSU, when his commitment to the game was first questioned. A megastar ego with benchwarmer work ethic. His basketball IQ is so high the he doesn’t adjust his game to benefit himself or his team at all. He’s a diva now; he got his money and sees no need to change anything about himself.

I want to see him on the spurs badly

Lebron likes money like we all do but lebron also wanted to be the best. Ben Simmons is all about money, once he got that money he really said f*** this game. He already achieved his goal. And I really think his hard workout and training mentality is for the women and looking good in clothes, not to be a better player. All those years and he didn’t develop a move to help him get to the basket easier, no aggression on scoring in the paint and not even so much as a floater or anything let alone a jump shot .

Ill never understand what happened to ben. Such a talented athlete, makes no sense

I'll take Bronny over Ben,right now.

The naturally right handed Ben shoots with his left hand? I guess that’s what growing up in the Southern Hemisphere does to you.

How you gonna shoot worst than Shaq from the FT line? 😂

Ben Simmons is one of the worst players I’ve ever watched and his shoot percentage is the worst thing I’ve seen in his career. He was the most hated player in Philadelphia history, so he refused to play for the 76ers. He is the tallest point guard since Magic Johnson. He is a point guard/power forward who ain’t no LeBron James at all. He could’ve been better than LeBron, but he is not better than him at all. He has potential to play in the NBA, but he is a draft bust

He needs to understand that he's wasting his talent. He was talented enough to be picked no.1 overall. Playing in the NBA as a franchise player is any baller's dream let alone being no.1 overall pick and an allstar.

u can never really take a channel like this seriously in all honesty

damn I wish he will eventually pick it up and becomes who he was

i just dont understand why the hell he doesn't want to pay a bit effort to improve his shooting skill ?

fun fact: ben simmons has more triple doubles than michael jordan

All he does now ..is hand the ball off and immediately set a pick.. watch him play . He literally does it every single time he gets the ball.

Ben Simmons refused to be better player , and as soon as he get paid he regressed instead

I quickly realized...he wanted nothing to do with that rim! There would be no one in front him, straight line to the basket. He'd take a couple dribbles, then PASS the ball to someone else 😂! When he had a DUNK or an easy layup! There was an Imaginary first-team defender in front of him, every time he had an open lane to the hoop 😂. What a head case...

This is definitely the end 😀

No need to debate just check his stats

I feel like these "How BAD is ____ Actually?" videos need to focus more on what the title says - how bad were these players? I understand covering some of their backstory, but this video is mostly just a retelling of his entire history, bit by bit. We need more stats, comparisons to others at the position, advanced analytics detailing how they rank in various categories, etc. Not trying to criticize too much, but it'd be nice to know how bad these players ACTUALLY are, if at they're "bad" at all.

The trash city of Philly are responsible, they threw Ben under the bus for 1 bad playoffs performance and destroyed his trust in the team, so calling him bad right now is just pure idiotic when hes almost getting a triple double in most gakes this season and proving to be a good asset on the Nets

He's right-handed and shoots with his left!? Doesn't that explain everything?

He was a bigger, better, faster Magic with elite defence. Unfortunately hes 6’10 with a buggered back. Back injuries are no joke for a normal human, couldnt imagine how it must be for someone at 6’10 who bases there game on speed.

The problem is that Ben Simmons didn't get better with experience.

I said he was bad when he was in LSU

I been saying simmons was overrated even as a rookie he is literally mr.run and dunk thats only way he can score and his defense is overrated 🤷‍♂️

Ben Simmons had the talent but not the mentality.

His only comeback is happening in a 2K franchise

100th comment🎉

This is what happens to a guard who doesn't know how to shoot

He somehow got paid. That’s the reality of most pro athletes. They just want to get paid. But at some point a contract should become null and void if you refuse to play. Dude was never seriously hurt and just sat the bench and collected those big checks.

We call every upcoming player the next Lebron, yet the closest we got so far is a white dude from Europe 😂

Two players I'm happy are absolutely DONE in the league: 1. Ben Simmons 2. Jordan Poole

The end.

Rookie of the year 2024

If you look back at Brick Simmons highlights coming out of LSU he rarely shot the ball 90% of his score came from layups/dunks. When he got drafted Tim Legler said he will be good but must work to develop shooting fast forward former 76ers coach Brett Brown moved Brick Simmons from PF to PG due to ball handle skills but was exposed for not being able to shoot, Brett Brown for years had PG like Lou Williams, Jrue Holiday etc and Brick Simmons played the PF position alongside Joel Embid. Brick Simmons downfall was he never developed a shoot and was exposed for the bum he is

Zero accountability and drive to improve = 🗑️

I wish I was he’s Height

Just makes me sad. 6'10 and athletic with a strong frame. What a waste of perfect genetics.

He shouldve gone to the Australian league like his dad. Larry Bird broke his back and still ruined people. This dude wouldnt even shoot.

Dude is very skilled and still has potential, but mentally he’s done unfortunately.

This dude is unemployed once that contracts up

No one sets me off like this clown .. He's the most gifted athlete I've ever seen..hes just plain soft ..

It’s crazy because he has so much talent yet he just don’t have that drive anymore he has somewhat of a drive before but now it’s gone

Lol i remember when he was being sold as the next magic

I think he will have one last chance after this surgery if he fails or makes excuses he's done for sure

Amazing how this bum is in the league while mac mcclung can’t.

Shots broken.. hes not bad, hes just a little late. I feel like he would have been a star player if the game was still played like the mid 2000s

The next Lebron James.... wahahhahahahhahahh ow ow rofl help i cant breathe someone call the ambulance....

Bum simmons is done

He was always mid in the half court