"Reminded me of Ben Simmons": Joel Embiid Bluntly Compares $5,262,809 Teammate to Sixers' Former No. 1 Pick

Champ issues dire Ben Simmons warning

Ben Simmons currently remains unsigned in the NBA with a four-time champ delivering a blunt warning to one team and their star rookie.

"Reminded me of Ben Simmons": Joel Embiid Bluntly Compares $5,262,809 Teammate to Sixers' Former No. 1 Pick

When Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons parted ways in 2022, they didn't exactly do so on amicable terms.

Joel Embiid mentions Ben Simmons after last night's Sixers game and this can only mean one thing

We are so incredibly back. The Sixers brought back those vintage black jerseys last night, Joel Embiid looked incredible, Kelly Oubre continues to impress, Tyrese Maxey is just a baller and an MVP candidate, and oh, Trendon Watford dropped a triple double. I gotta be honest with you all, as a hoops junkie, I had no clue who Trendon Watford was going into this season. So I didn’t really have any expectations for the guy, and I must admit, this gu…

Sixers Notes: Watford, Oubre, Embiid, Edgecombe

Trendon Watford posted a triple-double while making his first start for the Sixers on Saturday and earned a comparison to peak Ben Simmons from teammate Joel Embiid, writes Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription required). Watford finished with 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, all season highs, in a victory over Toronto. “He’s kind of what you call a hooper,” coach Nick Nurse told reporters. “He really, really knows how to…