How much should you trust the jumper?
30.0% from three on 10 attempts. Fewer than 100 attempts leave plenty of room for the percentage to move. Watch the misses and the closeouts, too.
Inspect the record ↓Players Ben Simmons
The historical record · 2020-21
BenSimmons
Guard· 6' 10"
Inside the game of Ben Simmons.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2020-21 · Regular season
58 games · PHIPoints / G14.3
Rebounds / G7.2
Assists / G6.9
Minutes / G32.4
Field goal55.7%
Three-point30.0%
Historical teams: PHI. Impact and player-strength ratings are awaiting validation.
Historical seasonNo recorded 2020-21 regular-season appearance. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Clip / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
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ESPN · 2026-10-19
Ben Simmons Top Plays from Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets vs. Utah Jazz and 2 others
Open the full clip with the publisher.
02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
— recorded minutes
No league ranking without a qualified, same-season comparison sample. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume— PTS / 36Comparison unavailable
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production— AST / 36Comparison unavailable
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production— REB / 36Comparison unavailable
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite1.7% of FGAComparison unavailable
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume49.2 FTA / 100 FGAComparison unavailable
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency58.4% TSComparison unavailable
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
Decisions under pressure
2.32 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Simmons’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2020-21 regular season · 58 games
Game by game
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2020-21 · Percentages and attempt volume.
58.4%True shooting
56.0%Effective FG
56.2%
Two-point573 attempts30.0%
Three-point10 attempts61.3%
Free throws287 attemptsShare of points829 total points
Two-pointers 77.7%Three-pointers 1.1%Free throws 21.2%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Every recorded appearance ↓
ESPN ·
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05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | TOT | 51 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 52.0% | — | 72.7% |
| 2024-25 | LAC | 18 | 16.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 43.4% | — | 85.7% |
| 2024-25 | BKN | 33 | 25.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 54.7% | — | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | BKN | 15 | 23.9 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 58.1% | — | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | BKN | 42 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 56.6% | 0.0% | 43.9% |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 58 | 32.4 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 55.7% | 30.0% | 61.3% |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 57 | 35.4 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 58.0% | 28.6% | 62.1% |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 79 | 34.2 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 56.2% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | PHI | 81 | 33.7 | 15.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 54.5% | 0.0% | 56.0% |
2xAll-Defensive 1st Team2021 · 2020
1xAll-NBA 3rd Team2020
1xRookie of the Year2018
1xAll-Rookie 1st Team2018
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game data will appear as the season unfolds. | ||||||||||||
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Simmons got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- Age now
- 30 years
- Born
- 1996-07-20
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
- College
- LSU
- Draft
- 2016: Rd 1, Pk 1 (PHI)
- Experience
- 10th Season
The contract
Salary not confirmed.
A dated salary for this player and team is not available in the current contract collection.