How Ben Simmons compares to Brandon Ingram

Before the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Ben Simmons with the top pick in the 2016 NBA draft, many people wanted the Sixers to select Brandon Ingram. Through four games Simmons has already proved to be a better player than Ingram.

“The question that anyone that uses college success to decide who is better between Ingram and Simmons should ask — If Ingram went to LSU and Simmons went to Duke, would LSU make the Tournament and would Duke miss the cut?

In order to answers yes to this question, you would have to believe Simmons’ bad shooting and attitude would’ve singlehandedly derailed Duke’s season to the point that they fail to qualify for the tournament and that Ingram’s superior shooting, but…