NBA News: The Brooklyn Nets are hoping to win their first championship in their history under the leadership of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons. In advance of Simmons’ Nets debut, Durant recently talked about what it’s like to play with Simmons.
Durant said in a conversation with Boardroom’s Eddie Gonzalez:
Ben can do so much with the ball, including bringing it up, creating the screen, rolling to the rim, and guarding the perimeter, so as a teammate, you have to be on point to play off of and around them. The hardest adjustment, though, has been in transition.
“I was sprinting up the court during practice on the first few days of training camp when he threw the ball, which struck me in the side of the face. Everyone says “oops,” but I respond, “no, that’s my fault because I should be looking back.” I’m so used to just racing to my area, but he has a contagious way of passing the ball and is always there defensively. We walked the ball up slowly but booted it ahead.”
The Nets trio undoubtedly has the talent to contend for the championship, but it is still unclear how their three players will complement one another. The Nets will probably be in title contention if they can make it work.
Ben Simmons and Kevin Durant talk about their playing together in the video below, which begins at 7:52.
Ben Simmons makes a change to the Nets’ game
Ben Simmons’ style of play may be well suited to the Brooklyn Nets lineup. Their abundance of outside shooting should enable Simmons to play in the paint in a way that he hasn’t been able to so far in his career, despite the fact that they didn’t build the squad around him.
Simmons can do almost everything at a high level, but he hasn’t yet mastered the jump shot. Simmons will be able to concentrate on passing while assisting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, two of the NBA’s top shooters. One of the NBA’s most potent small-ball lineups belongs to the Nets. Most importantly, there will be far less attention on Simmons since Durant and Irving both have grudges against Simmons going into the season.
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