Ben Simmons Responds to Not Making the Second All-Star Fan Top 10 List

Philadelphia Sixers guard Ben Simmons is not known for his shooting prowess. It’s the one part of his game that he needs to seriously work on. However his defense is pretty darn good, and last night he showed off just how good he is defensively by locking down Damian Lillard. Lillard explained how much pride he has in guarding players like Lillard.

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Ben Simmons making plays 🔥 on TNT pic.twitter.com/YRqdOWBeec

— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2021

At the end of his response, he had some words in relation to not making the second All-Star fan Top 10 list.

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Ben Simmons: "I feel like I'm the best defender in the NBA."

— Michael K-B (@therealmikekb) February 12, 2021

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Twitter agreed:

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Ben Simmons is an extraordinary defender. This is Defensive Player of the Year caliber stuff

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) February 12, 2021

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Ben Simmons defense is MF ELITE…I mean next level got Damn it.

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 12, 2021

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Good morning just did 10 hours of overtime. Ben Simmons is defensive player of the year. Goodnight

— Sir Philip the Process Manager 🏀 (@AvengedPhilly92) February 12, 2021

All-Star fan votes usually don’t center around the best defensive guards. If the man could just shoot, he’d hands down be one of the best players in the league.

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