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After being drafted as the No.1 overall pick, Ben Simmons was penciled in as a franchise cornerstone for the Philadelphia 76ers alongside superstar big man Joel Embiid. That seemed the case before Simmons flamed out against the Atlanta Hawks in the 2021 NBA playoffs.
Simmons’ career then took a wild turn from there. Eventually, the three-time All-Star was traded to the Brooklyn Nets for former MVP James Harden at the trade deadline last season.
While playing well on defense, while also still having a good eye for his teammates as a playmaker, Simmons still struggles to shoot from basically anywhere on the court.
Now, Simmons is the lone (former) All-Star left in town, after Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were traded in the past days. This fact however, had NBA Twitter make all the Ben Simmons jokes.
Ben Simmons – “I think it’s going to be scary playing with Durant and Kyrie.”
KD & Kyrie – pic.twitter.com/7nSa6xab0Z
— JPW (@JWepp) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons waking up in the morning pic.twitter.com/sNnIFkZia8
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons without Kyrie and KD 😂 pic.twitter.com/IuhJfmZWrk
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons tomorrow at practice pic.twitter.com/6wSTgz2iQb
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons: “Kyrie’s gone, but we can win together!”
Kevin Durant: pic.twitter.com/6NgrapcWF7
— RingerNBA (@ringernba) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons without Kyrie and KD 😂 pic.twitter.com/IuhJfmZWrk
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 9, 2023
Kyrie: I wanna go to the Lakers
Nets: Eh, we’re gonna send you to Dallas.
KD: I wanna go to the Suns
Nets: Yes sir. Right away sir.
Ben Simmons: I wanna go to the—
Nets: Nobody wants you. https://t.co/rxrNddn4Tp
— Football (@BostonConnr) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons leading the Nets team meeting today pic.twitter.com/JUl54hCEwW
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons said, “it’s going to be scary,” and then did nothing but be scared and scare everyone off
— Nathan (@nathenmikeuxl) February 9, 2023
this quote is gonna follow Ben Simmons for the rest of his career 😭 pic.twitter.com/sYEYSa8lxh
— Old NBA Tweets (@oldnbatweetz) February 9, 2023
Going from *Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden* to *Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving* to *Ben Simmons* with no meaningful wins throughout the whole experience
If I was the owner, I’d just sell the team. Clearly this is not for me
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 9, 2023
Ben Simmons watching Kyrie go to Dallas and KD to Phoenix pic.twitter.com/i65dUrQ1yj
— 🎠 (@kp0pkicks) February 9, 2023
