The Philadelphia 76ers’ two best players belong to different congregations. Joel Embiid is a parishioner of the methodical low post, while Ben Simmons is a devotee to transition and up-tempo offense.
Despite the dichotomy, Embiid and Simmons were the fourth-best two-man pairing in the entire league last season (min. 1,000 minutes), trailing just three Houston Rockets lineups — a team that led the Association in net rating.
Furthermore, among the 21 Sixers duos to play at least 500 minutes together, Simmons and Embiid posted the best offensive rating of the bunch at 114.