NBA Summer League 2016: Top Takeaways from July 12 in Las Vegas

July 12th, 2016 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »

Scratches scrawled across one arm, ice pack on the opposite shoulder, no shirt in sight, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons approached the media scrum in the bowels of the Thomas & Mack Center looking like a young man already mangled from a long summer.

"Played a bit slow, wasn't concentrating too much offensively, think I lost a little focus, but overall just trying to push through it," Simmons said in assessing himself after the Sixers' 85-77 loss to the Golden State Warriors at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. "I think we hit that wall where guys are getting tired, but it's tournament time tomorrow, so we'll be ready to play."

Simmons' play spoke just as loudly. He finished with eight points on 3-of-8 shooting (2-of-5 on free throws). He dished out six assists, including this dime to Richaun Holmes early...



...but wound up with nearly as many turnovers—five in all.

He used his 6'10", 240-pound frame to corral eight rebounds, with none more emphatic than this first-quarter putback...



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