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New to basketball, how is Ben Simmons bad if he got drafted 1st overall and won ROTY? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Worth-Masterpiece-98@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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He's also 6'10. I don't play basketball, but a 6'10 player who moves like a 6'3 player (Speed wise) seems pretty damn unstoppable. What the hell happened???

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[–] wjbc@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Rookie of the Year winners sometimes don't turn out as expected. Ben Simmons in 2017-18, Malcolm Brogdon in 2016-17, Michael Carter-Williams in 2013-14, Tyreke Evans in 2009-10, Emeka Okafor in 2004-05, and Mike Miller in 2000-01 were all RotY winners, but didn't live up to the hype.

Simiiliarly, number one draft picks sometimes don't turn out as expected. Markelle Fultz in 2017, Ben Simmons in 2016, Anthony Bennett in 2013, and Kwame Brown in 2001 were all number one draft picks who, again, didn't live up to the hype.