By Brandon Apter, managing editor 
Despite leaving with calf cramps, Ben Simmons made an impression on a lot of people during his Summer League debut. He got teammates involved, showed incredible court discipline and the ability to drive into the lane and get to the foul line. While many will compare Simmons to other forwards, Sixers head coach Brett Brown believes he can become one of the greater point guards in the league.
"Everyone gets all twisted on what their version of a point guard is," Brown told NBA.com. "When I say point guard I mean point guard. You've got the ball. You could call him Isiah Thomas, the old Isiah Thomas of my generation. You could call himChris Paul. I mean point guard point guard. There are times I think that he can be a point guard. Not Draymond Green. Not LeBron. Not Lamar Odom. That's a point forward. I walk both lines at different moments. To start him off, we'll play him as a point forward."
Simmons finished his Summer League debut against the Celtics with 10 points on 2-for-9 shooting while hitting all six free throws. He also had eight rebounds and five assists, a few of which were very impressive, finding his teammates for open shots.
"Obviously it's not as easy as college because these are pro athletes," Simmons told Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com. "I think there's going to be a lot of opportunities where I can find guys like I did today in the season."
The Sixers finish up their Utah Summer League schedule on Thursday night against the Jazz at 9:00 p.m.
