Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and Penny Hardaway are on the short list of towering point guards with successful NBA careers.
And at 6-foot-10, Ben Simmons is taller than the 6-9 Johnson and 6-7 Hardaway.
"And the good news is that we're going to find out soon whether or not he's capable of doing it," 76ers president Bryan Colangelo recently said of Simmons transitioning to the team's point guard.
One of the biggest concerns is Simmons' ability to defend smaller point guards.
Colangelo doesn't anticipate that being a problem for the 2016 first overall pick, who missed the entire season after surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his right foot.