In a Tuesday mailbag for the New York Times, longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein outlined the players he thought would comprise his “all-lefty team,” a timely roundup considering International Lefthanders Day was Monday.
Stein included Sixers star Ben Simmons on his team of talented lefties, which also included Houston’s James Harden, Miami’s Goran Dragic, Utah’s Joe Ingles and Dallas’ DeAndre Jordan.
Simmons threw out the first pitch at a Phillies game in May with his right hand, which he also prefers to shoot layups with. But in a passing line, Stein suggested there’s talk in the NBA that Simmons could switch to shooting jump shots and free throws with his right hand this season.