Recently, videos of Ben Simmons shooting jumpers have surfaced. Most of them appear to take place during offseason scrimmages in Los Angeles while Simmons works with trainer Chris Johnson. Tobias Harris has stoked the flames of intrigue by offering complimentary words toward Simmons’ developing jump shot.
The mere fact that there is video evidence of Simmons attempting jumpers in game-type settings is an improvement from prior offseasons. This isn’t to say he wasn’t doing the same things over the last two summers. But in a league where low-post bigs like Andre Drummond and Hassan Whiteside were publicizing their jumper, Sixers fans grew understandably restless — especially once the 2018-19 season rolled around and Simmons remained gun-shy.