Ben Simmons is now the NBA's most underrated player

Simmons' bizarre absence from the Nets last season and the fact that he hasn't played a competitive game of basketball since June 2021

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Philadelphia 76ers were dumped out of the postseason by the Atlanta Hawks,

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His injury history and the time that's elapsed since he last played an NBA game

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Simmons has no shortage of dead-eye shooters to create for and the spacing those players

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Durant and Irving generating most of their buckets in half-court settings

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Simmons' ability to speed up their offense adds a much-needed wrinkle to their game plan

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Allowing him to take more of the offensive burden away from their two main stars.

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