The Spectacular Fall of Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons has had one of the most spectacular falls in recent NBA history. From being an All Star and All Defensive player for the top seeded 76ers, to being a $40 million liability for the Brooklyn Nets. So how did one of the NBA's most promising young players fall so fast, so quickly?
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[@chipaddict2227]

Ben-ch Simmons went from All-NBA to All-China 😭

[@Thrill2799]

All China is crazy😂😂😂

[@Pyronek]

@@Thrill2799 all Taiwanese

[@spicymustardhotdogs394]

He wouldn't name an all China team. He's the worst shooter in the NBA, College (men or women), China, Turkey etc.

[@jasontroy3911]

China wouldn't want him his career is over

[@peenypotato6615]

he went from bench Simmons to Ben chi simmonsu

[@nbarealtalker]

It’s funny how “if he develops a jump shot” became the narrative of his potential but he just needed to take a jump shot to literally progress. Even missing them all would be progress.

[@IzzyItachi]

One of the most frustrating careers I’ve ever seen play out in NBA history.

[@Boomhauersdad]

Why? Do you pay his salary?

[@protostnl6369]

​@@BoomhauersdadMore like the guy had the potential to become a star player or at least, becoming slightly better but it was completely squandered.

[@vanitasthomas4829]

I'm still shocked this dude won Rookie of the Year over both Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum that year, both of whom played their asses off that year

[@Kagemusha08]

Stat-wise he was better. Dude was really, really NBA ready. It's why everyone was sure he was going to be an all-time great: most young players improve each year and peak in their late 20's/early 30's. Simmons pretty much did the opposite and got worse. If only he had Giannis' attitude and work ethic.

[@vanitasthomas4829]

@@Kagemusha08 that's why I'm not a fan of those "analytics". They don't tell the whole story. Stats wise makes sense, and then you watch the games it's a different story especially in the playoffs. Hell even Giannis got a jumper and had a crazy work ethic like you said and look where he is now compared to Simmons. All he needed was a jumper idk why he didn't try to improve it.

[@GOODMuzikBoi]

Ben and Blake Griffin shouldn’t have won ROTY. If you missed your rookie year due to injury then you should not be able to be a “rookie” the next season.

[@tj5180]

To be fair Simmons put up better points and assists also shot more efficiently then Tatum while being one of the best defenders. You can make a case for Mitch though

[@deepaknambisan3251]

@@tj5180this

[@SIGuy7480]

In all my life I have never seen a athlete crash and burn like Ben Simmons has

[@MMMmyshawarma]

Crash and bum

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

Henry ruggs did

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

Carson Wentz comes to mind.

[@dshawandunwell3892]

@@CJEstradaMartinez at least for him it was partially because of injuries.

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

@@dshawandunwell3892 True

[@mcmchan1]

This is what happened When you have no drive to be better and just content in your comfort zone

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

You could call it his comfort “war” zone even ✋😂

[@jakeandsel]

Same problems they saw at LSU…. I think teams thought he would outgrow it I guess

[@Boomhauersdad]

Did you make 40 mil this year?

[@lydiavalentino]

I just gotta thank Ben Simmons. Him leaving Tinashe for Kendall Jenner inspired one of my favorite R&B albums ever

[@nickdavis5516]

What album?

[@oh-turkeybird]

Album?

[@mehlessmidori602]

Guess there was no album.

[@thesachicat]

oh hi didnt expect to see you here

[@MrBubblecake]

Tinashe literally had 1 good song with Schoolboy Q and then disappeared lol

[@necromora666]

"I never saw a player where one specific moment in a specific game ruined their career" Watch the 95 Magic vs Rockets finals. Nick Anderson missed 4 crucial free throws. He single handedly drained all life from the Magic with that moment and he was never the same again. His decent 70+ free throw % went below 50 after that and he became a huge liability. So it does happen. Simmons issue is confidence. He has none. Why he can shoot 3s under his terms but never when he's needed too. That's his problem and he overwhelmed himself with that and it destroyed him it looks like. He just couldn't handle being in such a high pressure situation.

[@adrienflickinger1717]

i just cant believe how fast he fell off it was like instant from him passing the ball in the game 7 vs the hawks in the 2021 playoffs to then being done. no major injury. just went from still good in 2021 to straight up not playing in 2022-23 to then coming back now in the 2023-24 season and sucking ass. it's honestly wild. i really do think he will just straight up retire in a year or two its sad

[@MrUtubeize]

Y’all do not watch basketball!!!! Y’all just repeat the incorrect stuff y’all see on social media. He had back surgery. What do you mean no major injury?! Unless y’all are just ignorant on how serious back issues are

[@H2kades]

Lol also he's been ass in the pre pre season games this year man. Lol Imma laugh when he shits on you favorite team

[@elijahlovejoy5438]

The fact someone looked at Ben Simmons's output and said "Yes we will pay you like youre a Lebron James" is the real blunder. Love the back and forth conversation videos and the edits. Fun stuff.

[@MrUtubeize]

You think it’s a blunder to pay an all star/all nba player the max? Y’all really don’t know basketball

[@elijahlovejoy5438]

Well the people who gave him the contract probably know a lot about basketball, and I’d bet theyd agree it was mistake to sign him for that.

[@MrUtubeize]

@@elijahlovejoy5438 Philly got regular seasons wins, money (arena attendance for not fielding a bad team), playoff appearances, and James Harden from that contract. Idk how much they regret it

[@elijahlovejoy5438]

Pretty sure Embiid has more to do with the 76ers success then Benny 1 point. Also they got the Harden contract because he demanded a trade and the nets had little leverage not because Ben was a marketable asset. Seeing how he’s just put up career lows across the board the sixers must thank god everyday they got out of the jam that is Ben Simmons.

[@Apple_Beshy]

​@@MrUtubeizeYou stupid? They based their salary on the results!

[@ThingSomeRandom]

“Giannis is not afraid to go to the line, he’s not afraid to shoot free throws.” Oof, this didn’t age well after Game 5 vs the Heat

[@kittenmittensb1z138]

Not really

[@jazzyprince3335]

I’ll say this much about him sitting out during his trade request. He seemed to be dealing with some mental health issues so I wouldn’t completely sum it up to just “hurt feelings”, but I do think there was some entitlement there since he tried to reclaim some of the money that he justifiably lost. Just thought I’d add that bit of context in there.

[@jeremysisson6435]

This video format is so creative it’s just short podcasts I love it

[@JayygotdaJuiice]

That moment against the Hawks is mostly on Ben, but damn Matise make your free throws😭😭

[@Afineaddition]

He's so bad at shooting lol!

[@taj3618]

He put Matisse in a bad situation. We all know Mattise can’t shoot

[@kelhorton5977]

Can’t forget Scottie in the ‘97-‘98 to which he purposely held out with his foot surgery

[@nikospao5189]

Bruh scottie wasn't get paid, he had one of the worst contracts in the league and was top 5, ben simmons got the max in his 1st extension, pippen was at his 3rd and was getting no money. Context exists for a reason. Obviously i'm not agreeing with pippen but atleast he had a point, ben really had no reason for all this.

[@Sutairn]

I wrote him off when he refused to play in the NIT which caused LSU to not go to the NIT also. UNC did that this year and I wouldn't draft a single player from that UNC team due to it. When you love the game and are a competitor you want to win whatever tourny your invited to.

[@henrysmith4984]

That college report saying that he had character issues should have been a bigger concern than it was

[@ngarcia103]

As a fan of an SEC team that isn't LSU, I got to see a lot of his games, and he was... not as advertised. Let's just put it that way. A team that didn't deserve to make the NCAA tournament, and didn't.

[@MrBubblecake]

To be fair, those old white college scouts say that about 60% of the top athletes that come through a top college. That’s what’s gonna happen when a nobody demands respect from a 20 year old who knows they’re one of the most talented athletes in the world lol Some of them have already singed millionaire dollar endorsement deals before being drafted

[@infinitymixtapes9562]

It's funny how what Coach Vaughn said about Ben is 10x worse than what Doc said but even Ben knows he doesn't have the leverage to bitch about it. He was coddled in Philly and is realizing that the grass aint greener on the other side

[@princesslightning5447]

Not wrong Vaughn kept it a buck

[@Yessirski91]

The signs were low key always there. Everybody remembers the Atlanta series but people forget when he scored 1 point in a playoff game his “rookie” year

[@bryva]

Should have included that Jimmy Butler clip from JJ Reddick's podcast where he said coach Brown demoted Simmons as the primary ball handler in favor of him. That seemed like the first domino in everything that followed after.

[@8gatesproductions.760]

I get so happy when I see a Synthetic Sports video in my sub box

[@ifeanyiakunna2828]

Professional La fitness hooper

[@chanendlerbong]

The title is goated lol

[@a_grizzly55]

I feel like being a basketball player for Ben Simmons was something on his life’s bucket list and not something he actually wanted to do. He made it to the NBA and now he has the money to do everything else on that list

[@LegionOfEclaires]

The fact that the biggest highlight of his NBA career was a play where he unironically passed the ball when he had an open layup. There has never been a single play that so perfectly summed up a player's career...

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

Quality content fellaa

[@igiari_objection]

I seriously think you guys should cover the day Kobe played his final game ESPECIALLY with it lining up at the exact same time the Golden State Warriors were about to become the team with the all time best record in NBA history! No one was able to predict this happening but the NBA still could’ve left Kobe’s last game to be the only one that fell on that day since he obviously was going to retire that year. I, and most likely many others, would love to hear you guys talk about what you remember from both historic games along with the associated bad luck in terms of their timing with each other!

[@saiken811]

First time here, you guys are freaking hilarious!

[@seanboyize]

That 2021 playoff series with Atlanta broke me

[@MarLikeIt]

To be fair a back injury makes it tough to walk, stand or do anything. so if it were a real injury i see no issue with sitting. i heard Lonzo can barely make it up stairs right now. Injuries are not a joke people. Gotta Heal

[@MrUtubeize]

It is real. He had surgery for it before the season. He had back issues since Philly. On JJs podcast he said there were times where he couldn’t walk up steps. This season there were times where he couldn’t even sit on the bench, he’d lay down on the bench. Phil Jackson had back issues and couldn’t travel with the Lakers Not sure why the video starts with questioning his injury, when he had literal surgery. I thought most people know how serious back injuries are. Very peculiar that his injury is being questioned, but anyone else it’s understood

[@loopseeker]

i can see ben simmons becoming a twitch streamer who slowly becomes more and more unhinged and eventually goes off the deep end/broke

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

All he has to show for his career is “Drafter #1 Overall to the NBA” and “Played in the NBA.” And honestly, with 40 milions in his account, he could just retire, buy a mansion, two rolls’ and just exist for the rest of his life playing golf and sippin’ margaritas.

[@liamsevening8099]

W channel fr

[@nxgua]

Favorite channel for me beside jxmy

[@Icysnipe]

Question what's your favorite mlb team mine is the dodgers anyways w vid almost forgot because I was playing the show

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

7:15 is top tier funny 😂

[@erwinrommelgaminde9572]

Scorecard: Ben Simmons- DNP: Hurt feelings

[@petergilbert715]

I’m sure lots of people told him he shoots with the wrong hand, problem is Ben doesn’t think he needs coaching and won’t listen to anyone else

[@Tim_Dunkin]

That Gianni's free throw take didn't age well. He's clearly scared to shoot FTs 😂

[@jesterchesterfield2374]

The nba culture has went from “everyone chasing after the ring” to “some people are chasing after the ring, but more importantly players are chasing after the clout”

[@nimaiiikun]

a lot of these top draft picks these last 10 years haven't aged poorly. Simmons, MCW, Ball, etc

[@Dee-GBE]

When Doc said I don’t know I just knew it was over. I’ve never seen a Coach do that to a player before.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Ben Simmons really lost all his credibility in one play. I honestly feel that even if Ben improves no one will take him seriously.

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Excuse me, the consensus at the time was that the Nets won the trade because Harden was injured and Ben was a jumpshot away from being Lebron. Go watch SAS and Skip etc

[@miyagifatghost2684]

For me this is horrible but.... Ben makes me appreciate Westbrook and his crappy but fearless effort!! And this fact makes me more mad!!

[@davidswarckof8025]

Can yall do the 2012-2013 Knicks on your forgotten NBA Teams?? It was the only year that the Knicks had any real success when he was in NY? Sincerely, A Knicks Fan

[@theman2k7]

Lmao I thought someone was blackmailing dude to play bad 😂

[@aidanromani3514]

john wall,and igudaula both sat out and requested trades too

[@mdp0328]

Love the content. I think he will soon be overseas. Then he will humble himself and start shooting. But it will be too late. Ben Simmons next contract $1,500/ 2 years. 😂

[@chefcurry4902]

Bench Simmons & Kenny Golladay must be best friends

[@bhumibolrushing7830]

All these wrestling photos makes me think of how bad they effed up roman vs cody

[@korygrey6170]

“Ben Simmons missed the season to get feelings” 😂

[@ngarcia103]

Anyone who followed him in college would have seen this coming from a mile away. He and that LSU team were grossly overhyped that entire year, to the point where they got steamrolled by Texas A&M in the SEC tournament and didn't even make the NCAA tournament.

[@caue77]

Taiwanese League mvp race boutta be crazy dwight howard vs Ben simmons

[@jjleeeee]

Philly bet on this guy and let butler walk. Hindsight is 2020 but man. That was rough.

[@MrUtubeize]

Also false. Jimmy was on JJs podcast and said why he left. Philly did not pick anyone over Jimmy. Jimmy wanted out. Again, y’all don’t watch basketball. Just repeat incorrect stuff y’all see on social media

[@enanebres6481]

81K 1y 61.8K subs

[@Herzeder]

The recency bias around Ben Simmons is so strong that it is basically impossible to really argue against it. That dude, whatever we're saying about him, is/was a 6'10 DPOY candidate that can lockdown 1 to 5, play solid help-defense and do some good stuff in transition. The only thing we learned is that he's definitely not a guard and IDK why it took 4 years. I'm still confident that he'll find a Draymond type of role in the league at some point (I'm not saying he'll be AS GOOD as Draymond obviously). You're making the point that he is not able to play defense like a traditionnal big but that's mainly because he played as a fucking PG since 2016 for some reasons lol, I'm pretty sure that with the excellent defensive abilities he have he could developp into a pretty good defensive minded PF in the future. Obviously he shouldnt have a max contract but I'll never blame the player in this type of situations. Anyways, I'm not blaming the Sixers, but there are a lot of draftees (and even players overall) who have had bad experiences there. It's suspicious.

[@TheDarkbluerock]

Say what you want about him, he still got that bag...

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

He made sure of that

[@aesirgaming1014]

It's not that Ben Simmons didn't improve...it's that I don't think he ever made any effort to improve. It's one thing when a guy works on something over the summer and doesn't get better at it. At least the guy put in the effort and showed that he wants to get better. As a coach, I can work with that. What I can't work with is a guy whose summer program involved getting entangled in the Kardashian web. I can't work with someone that doesn't want to get better. I used to tell my troopers this all the time. You can be bad at something and want to improve and I'll work with you all day and after duty hours to help you get better. If you don't give a shit, let me know now so we can start with some motivation (which they can't do in the NBA since you can't smoke an NBA player until the doctor tells you to stop).

[@williamanderson7594]

He's like Davis Webb was at QB, the Practice MVP.

[@MrBubblecake]

A lot of it has to be injuries. I know nobody wants to give him that pass considering the kind of person he is. But at this point I’m not buying the mental aspect of it, especially considering how many games he’s sat out. He doesn’t move like he used to even when he plays.

[@jamesmoran7391]

O boy giannis not being afraid to shoot three throws really aged like milk on a hot sunmers day.

[@pabblo101]

Ben Simmons made his bag and checked out

[@laurocoman]

Trae Young's lock-down defense ruined his career.

[@ianmcandrew7893]

people were NOT saying Philly won the trade at first. Go back and watch the reactions, most analysts said the Nets won, Steven A even went as far as to say it could go down as the worst trade in Daryl Morey's career

[@elijahbecappin2824]

Tbh it not really a fleece the sixers still haven’t mar it that far still

[@tpsam]

Nihao Ben

[@Diane8142]

This is the most hilarious video I have watched talking about this fraud.

[@TheBlademan-]

if you would’ve told me 5 years ago that Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving and KD were gonna be on the same team and it turned out to be one of the most disappointing teams in NBA history I would’ve thought you were insane

[@mehlessmidori602]

Holy hell, good thing he didn't go the Knicks.

[@cleancook695]

Didn’t ad sit out for the pelicans too before he went to la

[@randysandberg5615]

It's ALL mental and that can be fixed. He's not had serious injuries or drug problems. It's ALL mental.

[@unpl4y3d]

honestly if he was like dilon brooks with irraitionel confedince he´d be better then how he is now

[@45atanner]

I mean it didn’t matter what he said he knew he was gone

[@zenkresnik]

This video is aging pretty well 😂

[@phoenixcampos3144]

Y’all never heard of nick Anderson?

[@liamhamm]

didn’t anthony davis hold out?

[@Morgen_Newman]

Donovan Mitchell should have won Rookie Of The Year

[@tpsam]

He got worse the elite defence gone attacking the rim gone

[@MrUtubeize]

Any other player is injured and it’s understandable. Ben has back surgery before the season and y’all questioning his injury. Very interesting

[@ryanellin469]

I can’t tell if I feel bad for him or if it’s like bro just quit and stop stealing money

[@oldycow]

He just doesn't love basketball. I don't know how much more obvious he could make it

[@jeremyortiz499]

He passed it beacause the ball was slipping out of his hands 5:01

[@johnturner7952]

Ben(ch) Simmons

[@ceufrscio707]

5:42 7:17 9:02 11:51

[@chicagosbest7280]

Philly would have been in the finals if they chose Jimmy over Simmons.

[@jimmyheights5143]

I know I will get hate from this. I don’t claim to be some great nba analyst either, but I never thought Ben was good. He always played basketball awkwardly and like he only played a few years as a kid.

[@yungxtsunamiyt8996]

yall get shit twisted lol.when your 100 isnt into something its very easy to give very little effort and dats exactly what ben does.doesnt really care about basketball but still has the skillset

[@luigivincenz3843]

He has millions in the bank and doesn't care. That's why the CBA favors the players. It's guaranteed money and the owners pay for it dearly. Kyle Lowry from the Heat is another perfect example. ALWAYS injured and he's getting paid more than $30 mil a year doing effing nothing while being fat and overweight. That's why the CBA should be reviewed every 2 years.

[@thatguywesmaranan]

getting paid to be useless? that's quite the life...

[@ghostlyjudge]

might as well get a real kangaroo at this point

[@n.b.l.5709]

I dont think he got over kardashian

[@kizitokatende412]

yea hes fs retired after that contract runs out lmaooo

[@MrOccyc]

Simmons like like a baseball player that refuses to swing the bat. All the other skills aren’t of much use

[@TAXie-ck7ed]

Simmons will be trying to get back on a team once his socialite money dries up.

[@siphiwomhlongo3688]

Ben Simmons is an Off-Season Sniper, only shoots and drains shots in the off-season. doesn't translate to real games. I don't care about workout clips anymore

[@sxuld]

I wouldn't spend 20 bucks to watch ben simmons, wild he is getting paid 40m, at least he is fleecing billionaires I guess

[@eksit101]

He plays a crap ton of video games right? Doesn't take much to figure out correct ergonomics.

[@AtomicBaem27]

Biggest BUST 😂🎉🎉

[@LionMagnus8]

Ben Simmons is one of the greatest con-man of NBA, got his money and poof

[@MohamedKeita]

lying to Ben Simmons and not holding him accountzble of his bullshit is what created this mindset in the first place, you guys need to stop with the Doc Rivers and everybody should have kept liying to him and would have made things better narrative

[@Boomhauersdad]

Doc rivers lowest moment as well