After watching Simmons s playing style, I think he and Embiid are really a perfect match.

Ben Simmons is really a very rare player in NBA history. His physical condition is top-notch, he can play in a small lineup, and he can be a defender who pushes fast attacks. His playing style is also quite awkward in NBA history.

Simmons is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 108 kilograms. This is the height of the center, but he plays as a defender again. He plays a defender's style of playing fast breaks, has first-class dominance ability, is good at converting fast breaks, and can pass accurate and good balls.

But when he was playing in the position, he played in the inside because he did not shoot, neither mid-range shot nor three-pointers, and even free throws were very bad. His scoring area was limited to the penalty area. Isn’t this a center? But his scoring methods are also very rich in shooting, with free cuts and breakthroughs, able to cut in pick-and-roll, and also able to play back-to-body singles at low posts. However, Simmons is a player with a low desire to attack, which is very contradictory. It seems that he is a player who will never score if he can pass the ball.

Simmons' strongest scoring method is to play fast attacks. Although he can break through the position, or pick-and-roll, because there is no shooting, people will shrink the inside line or use a big center to sink the bottom. Therefore, Simmons really likes the most on the offensive end, or is best at playing fast attacks.

Also talk about defense, Simmons' defense should be considered top-notch. He is the kind of player who can compete for DPOY. He can switch to multiple positions, and has first-class rebounding skills and certain franchise protection skills. It can be said that the conditions are really good, but there is also a problem, that is, Simmons can defend, but he will not use all his strength to defend. He always looks like he is just going through it, keeps his time at the right time, and stops.

When Simmons plays as a defender, everything is good, has a vision, can pass accurately, can play fast breaks, can break points, and can dunk, but the only thing is that he has no shooting and cannot open up space, destroying everything with one move... Making the top ball-holding becomes optional!

When he played against the center, this position did not require high shooting, but when facing the big center, he really couldn't move and couldn't get in, and he was useless on the outside. You can only find opportunities to cut, make some breakthrough points, or wait to grab rebounds. But this is a small lineup, which is a lineup with strong offense and weak defense. It needs to be mainly three-pointers and needs to score points. Simmons has become a weak ring again at this point...

So, Simmons's playing style is really a bit different. He clearly has good conditions, but it seems that no matter how he looks at it in the lineup.

Some fans said that Simmons can still save himself when he switched to the fourth position, plays coolies in the fourth position, grabs the board, eats cakes, and defends. If the Warriors really can't sign the inside, you can try Simmons to let him play the inside, similar to Rooney's previous role. But look at the top four-square Siakam, Anunobi and others in the league, are you ashamed of yourself without comparing Simmons?

Now the big center has begun to rise again. Many teams are stocking up on centers this offseason, with at least two starts, including the Thunder's Homegren + Harten, the Nuggets Jokic + Walan, the Lakers Ayton + Hayes, the Clippers Zubac + Daluo, etc., so Simmons' living space has been further reduced.

Now the small lineup needs first-class scoring ability, punishing opponents through fast breaks and three-pointers, but Simmons can only say: I can't do it!

However, do you feel that Simmons's playing style is very consistent with Embiid? As center and Simmons, Embiid thought of him as a defender, dribbling through half the ball, throwing three-pointers from the outside, but falling into the ground in the inside... Are the two just complementary?