October 8th, 2019. The 76s are playing a preseason game against a Chinese professional team.

Late in the second quarter, with the sixes up by nearly 40 points, Ben Simmons has the ball.

Pulling it out right now, resetting. They wanted to shoot it.

And he does. Ben Simmons shoots the three.

But that has got to feel good.

If I'm Ben, I'm saying, what's all the fuss about?

Last season, NBA players made more than 27,000 three-point shots.

But before that moment, Ben Simmons, one of the league's brightest stars, had made zero as a professional.

It's a lone flaw in his game, but it's one that's obsessed over by NBA fans, analysts, and the entire internet.

And it could be the key to a Sixers championship.

It's Wednesday, October 23rd.

I'm Mina Kimes, and this is ESPN Daily, presented by Indeed.

With the first pick in the 2016 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers select Ben Simmons.

Ben Simmons was the first overall pick in 2016.

At the time when he was coming into the league, what did people think of him and his strengths and

weaknesses? People looked at Ben Simmons like the next great basketball prospect. Timbont

Temps is an NBA writer for ESPN. I mean, whether you go back to LeBron James, whether you go

back to Kobe Bryant, I mean, whether you go back to Tim Duncan, he was looked at like that

kind of player.

He's a big-time passer that has full court vision.

He can pass out of the post.

He's also shown to be a big-time rebounder.

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