“That's not a good sign to me unless you're gonna be Michael Jordan the rest of your career” - NBA analyst comments on Ben Simmons' "dark place" situation, says even Jordan faced criticism initially
“A lot of people just get up on top of a podium and they don’t try to do the work, they just have an opinion” - NBA analyst clarifies why he reached out to Ben Simmons, believes knowing the truth was important
“I literally did not care about who I was getting traded for” – Ben Simmons opens up on being traded to Brooklyn Nets, says the transition from Philadelphia 76ers was emotional
"Still you gotta be able to make shots to finish games, if they're gonna win the East" - NBA analyst asserts Ben Simmons will be a problem for Nets if he doesn't shoot, says playing as a guard is not a solution
“It’s a responsibility; it's like you're given a lot of responsibility to take care of the ball” - Ben Simmons explains the challenges as a point guard in NBA, says passing comes to him naturally
“If you’re my LSU brother you would have reached out by now”- Ben Simmons believes Shaquille O’Neal to be merely a perfunctory colleague, says people around NBA reached out to him except Shaq
“When I look at it now, I’m like, man, I should've just punched that” - Ben Simmons breaks down his infamous play against the Hawks, admits to making an inapt decision during the crunch time
“It's fun getting to guard the best players in the world” – Ben Simmons describes his defensive efforts on superstars, says it’s draining to play on both ends of the floor
"It did f**ked me a lot, but I kind of found peace" - Ben Simmons reveals criticism got the best of him early in his career, believes he's grown and matured
“Then mentally it killed me; I was like, f**k,' like, no energy for anything” - Ben Simmons opens up on his struggles facing criticism in Philadelphia, explains the process of liberating from the 'dark place'
“I'm like,'I don't give a f**k about the money;' like, I don't care about the money” – Ben Simmons endures equanimity over money, says he would prefer a peaceful place
“People of Philly just wanna have something to say about fu**ing anything” – Ben Simmons clarifies that he never hated Philadelphia, says it is completely different from playing in Brooklyn
"Number 1 he’s younger, number 2 he’s bigger, number 3 he defends" - Brian Windhorst claims he’d rather choose former No. 1 overall pick over Russell Westbrook on his team next season
"You don’t have to worry about Tatum because Ben Simmons is basically Kawhi over there" - Nets insider believes Ben Simmons will provide much needed defensive resolve to the team
"That’s what the doctor ordered for the Brooklyn Nets, he’s not a good fit, he is the fit” - Skip Bayless believes the Nets wouldn’t pick 3x All-Star over Ben Simmons, says a move for the former is impossible
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