THREE QUESTIONS are commonly asked about the 76ers, almost on a daily basis.
One concerns the recovery of top overall pick Ben Simmons. The 6-10 do-everything forward/guard had surgery Oct. 4 to put a screw in his right foot after suffering a Jones fracture to the fifth metatarsal on the last day of training camp at Stockton University. The recovery period for such an injury and surgery was put to me by two surgeons as 10 to 12 weeks. It is then when Simmons can start doing basketball activities, most likely at a slow pace, which is the norm for the Sixers and their sports science team.