Anfernee Simons’ Las Vegas Summer League stint with the Trail Blazers might have been reduced to three outings, but that didn’t prevent the former IMG Academy star from making a big impression. On Wednesday, The Ringer’s Paolo Uggetti released an in-depth look at Simons’ burgeoning role in Portland’s future.
When explaining how he approached his first year in the NBA, Simons told Uggetti that he focused on learning from Damian Lillard’s approach.
“I was just trying to learn by watching [Lillard] and seeing how he plays against teams trying to scheme against him and take him out of the game,” Simons said.