Note: The stats and figures below are as of January 31, prior to the team’s win over Golden State.
Point Jimmy Butler hasn’t appeared too often since he joined the Philadelphia 76ers. He has spent most of his minutes with Ben Simmons, one of the NBA’s premier passers and the Sixers’ lead ball handler. And when it comes to running pick-and-roll, it’s hard to execute smoothly when non-shooting threats such as Simmons or T.J. McConnell are off ball, making it easy for a defender to sag off into the paint to tag the roller or help on Butler’s drives.