The 76ers have preached for months that Ben Simmons will be their point guard. Not a point forward – or secondary ball-handler. They told everyone that the 6-foot-10, 240-pounder would be a traditional point guard.
The Sixers are toning down that description now that they are expected to take Washington point guard Markelle Fultz with the first pick of Thursday’s NBA draft.
“I know Coach and I have, probably Coach [Brett Brown] more so than I, have used the terminology 'point guard' for Ben as it relates to Ben Simmons,” said Bryan Colangelo, Sixers president of basketball operations.