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Ben Simmons

Sacramento Kings
Number #25
Position G-F
Age 30
Height 6-10
Weight 240LBS
Draft 2016 R1 Pick 1
Nationality Australia
Born Jul 20, 1996
College / Team Louisiana State

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Key Insights

2018-19
More than anything else, his team has him in transition

26% of his offence comes in transition, his most frequent action.

4.7 possessions a game over 79 games, 20 of 407 in frequency. 91st percentile of 407 players who run transition, 2018.
Almost nobody in the league is used on broken plays as often as he is

He is 2 of 353 in possessions on broken plays, at 1.9 a game.

11% of his own offence, 0.53 points per possession on it. 99th percentile of 353 players who run broken plays, 2018.
The ball tends to get away from him in transition

24% of his possessions in transition end in a turnover, against a league median of 12%.

4.7 of those possessions a game over 79 games. 93rd percentile of 179 players who run transition, 2018.
The offence runs through his hands rather than around them

50% of his tracked possessions are on ball actions, against a league median of 24%.

isolations, post ups and pick and roll ball handling against cuts, spot ups, screens, handoffs, rolls and putbacks. 75th percentile of 328 players with a tracked action mix, 2018.
He does his damage running, before the defence is set

26% of his offence comes in transition, against a league median of 16%.

4.7 transition possessions a game at 0.94 points per possession. 91st percentile of 407 players who run transition, 2018.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Jul 20, 1996
Birth Country Australia
Draft 2016 (R1 / P1)
College Louisiana State