Ben Simmons

Some growing pains were expected for Ben Simmons after not playing at all last season and being traded from the 76ers. But not this many.

And that's great: We want to keep pushing him to try to break through & force the issue a little at times, even if he makes mistakes." And the Nets players completely fell for it, albeit the fact it was a harsh call by the refs. Still, Simmons fouling out in 66% of games so far this season is a more than troubling tendency. So far, he has almost as many points (17) as fouls (14), and has fouled out in two of three games so far in the 2022-23 NBA season. The Nets' starting forward has yet to score more than 7 points in a game and is showing massive insecurities in all aspects of his play. His only redeeming stat was the fact he handed 8 assists but, on the same token, had 5 turnovers before ultimately fouling out.