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Position: F
Born: 07/20/96
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $6,168,840
Born: 07/20/96
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $6,168,840
He did, however, want to dish on the future of the NBA — a future he says belongs to the Sixers. “You want to see nothing but good things for those guys,” Wade, 36, said after his Heat were ousted in Game 5, 104-91. “This is the future of the NBA. The NBA is in great hands with Ben (Simmons) and Joel (Embiid) and those kind of individuals.”
Simmons’ assist to J.J. Redick in the fourth quarter made him the first rookie since Magic Johnson in 1980 to record at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a playoff game, according to basketball-reference.com. Simmons finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. He also had four steals. The 76ers won Game 4 106-102 to take a commanding 3-1 lead headed back to Philadelphia. Game 5 is Tuesday.
The 76ers became the first team since the 1986 postseason to win a game in the playoffs with at least 27 turnovers. In the end, Miami might just be giving the Sixers the test they need to grow up ahead of schedule. “There’s no other team like Miami that’s this physical,” Simmons said. “I think after this, we’ll be ready for anything.”
Adam Zagoria: Ben Simmons becomes the first rookie with a triple-double in the playoffs since Magic in 1980. 12 points, 11 rebs, 10 assists.
