He only scored 4 points in 5 games, his offense was completely degraded, and he was tragically hidden by the team in the later period. He was only 28 years old!

For the Clippers fans, this year is definitely a very disappointing year. They played against the Nuggets in the first round until the tiebreak battle. If they could seize the opportunity, maybe they would be the ones who advanced now. Looking back at this team, whether it is Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Derek Jones, Chris Dunn and others, they have tried their best to help the team, except for today's protagonist Ben Simmons. This guy who was highly anticipated by fans failed to perform as he deserved in the playoffs, and was even more tragic in the last two games. So what happened that made him, who had performed well in the regular season, fall straight in the playoffs?

1. The offensive has been completely degraded and there is no threat at all.

is still the same old question. In this era, no matter how high your talent is, as long as you do not have the ability to project, your height is very limited. Since Simmons entered the NBA, his shooting has been criticized. During the 76ers era, whenever he could make a three-pointer, the bench would celebrate like winning the championship. He has made a total of 5 three-pointers so far in his career. It is hard to believe that this is something that a No. 1 pick can do. Let’s talk about this season, Simmons still contributed 5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 52%. Although the score is still limited to the penalty area, he still dares to play if he has the chance. But in the playoffs, it was completely different. Even if he had a good opportunity, he was very hesitant. When facing defense, he would have three nonsense. He made a total of 5 appearances and only scored 4 points. This really made it difficult to have confidence in him again.

, and since his debut, he has always been well-received, and he has no use in the playoffs. After all, you don’t have any shooting threats. Even if you are a tall point guard at 2.08 meters, you can naturally have the advantage of misalignment, but you have no offensive ability at all. Not to mention symbolic defense, the Nuggets are not worried at all if they directly put him in a large open position. The result is that in the regular season, he was able to send 5.6 assists, the assist-turnover ratio was controlled at 2.8, and the assist-to-return ratio reached 45.7. Simmons, who ranked second in the league in the league, entered the playoffs and only sent 4 assists in total, and these transmission balls were of little use. His teammates were able to score more rely on their personal abilities, which had little to do with Simmons. Therefore, when his offensive ability has been completely degraded, his proud organizational ability has no effect. This is why Simmons' playing time has become less and less. Even in the last two games, Coach Tyron Lu directly chose to DNP him.

2. The defense has also declined significantly and may be eliminated by the NBA in the future.

Then, there is another big selling point of Simmons, his excellent defensive ability. During the 76ers period, Simmons was selected into the best defensive first team twice. At that time, he was indeed one of the best defenders in the league. It can be said that he was able to defend from No. 1 to No. 5, and his assisted defense ability was also very excellent. He was close to winning the DPOY trophy. In recent years, his defensive ability has been declining due to injuries, and his defensive efficiency in the regular season has been reduced to 113.5, which is already a dangerous signal.

When he entered the playoffs, he had many problems. According to the data from the first round, whenever Simmons came on the court, the Clippers would lose 12.3 more points per 100 rounds than when he was not on the court, and their defensive rebounding rate dropped by 9%. In other words, not only can he not defend against his opponent, but even if he is lucky enough to defend himself, he is likely to be immediately taken to the offensive rebound by his opponent, thereby completing a second attack. If you are the coach of the Clippers, a defensive black hole like Simmons has no achievements on the offensive end and only has one-hand organizational ability, do you dare to use it for a long time? Therefore, it is completely reasonable that he was unable to play in the last two games.

Finally, let's talk about Simmons' future. Although he was only 28 years old, his performance in the playoffs this year could be said to be extremely bad, which also made all teams in the league have psychological expectations. Moreover, the Clippers' team reporters recently revealed that unless Simmons can accept the basic salary contract, the Clippers will not renew the contract with him again. In fact, it is already very good for the Clippers to be willing to keep him. After all, with Simmons' current ability, it is highly unlikely that a team will cooperate with him again. After all, in addition to his poor performance on the court, he often chooses to quit in some games due to "load management". Starting from the 21-22 season, a total of 4 years have passed, and he has only played 108 games. This poor attendance rate and his serious decline in ability, it is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for the fact that he could have been in a stable rotation in the regular season because of his lack of defense and organizational value, Simmons would have been eliminated by the NBA long ago. And now it seems that even though he has not left the NBA, he may have begun to count down.