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The Sixers and the Lakers are the leading contenders at this juncture to win the NBA Draft lottery next spring.
And that means those franchises are the leading contenders to land LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons.
“Win less than 10 for Ben” might as well be the official motto for Sixers and Lakers fan, whose teams are a combined 3-34. (The Nets and Knicks have no shot because they traded their draft picks.)
The 6-foot-10 left-hander put up a stat line Wednesday night that hasn’t been seen in college basketball in 20 years when he went for 43 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocks on 15-of-20 shooting in LSU’s 119-108 win over North Florida.
It was the most points scored by an LSU player since Shaquille O’Neal had 43 in 1991.
Simmons has still only made one 3-pointer on the season and there are concerns about his shooting ability, but one NBA scout told SNY.tv recently, “One of the best I have ever seen, a generational player.”
Ben Simmons is the only major conference player in the last 20 seasons with at least 40 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists & 5 steals in a game.
– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 3, 2015
Ben Simmons is the only D-I freshman in the last 20 seasons with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a game. – ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 3, 2015
ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 3, 2015
Ben Simmons final line tonight: 43 points 15-20 FG 14 rebounds 7 assists 5 steals 3 blocks All 15 FG in the paint pic.twitter.com/agAeoluqKJ – ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 3, 2015
