Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers are set to open up tournament play at the 2016 Las Vegas Summer League against the NBA D-League Select team.
Simmons enters averaging 10 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists over five games in Salt Lake City and Vegas.
Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
Coverage: NBA TV
Keys to the Game
The Sixers have yet to win a game in the NBA's premiere summer league, largely because they haven't had a reliable No. 1 option on offense. Simmons is ready to seize that responsibility. He showed he's capable when he trusted his jumper and scored 18 points against the Chicago Bulls.
D-League Select, meanwhile, needs to focus on defending the paint against Philly's trio of bigs: Simmons, Christian Wood and Richaun Holmes.
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