What It Means:

Brown has been playing Simmons at the four and starting Shake Milton at point guard, seemingly relegating Al Horford to a role off the bench. "Watching him & Joel play off each other has been a really good look," Brown said of Simmons in the frontcourt. "I think they have been fantastic together." Simmons could lose some assists as a result but him and Embiid should still be the focal points of Philadelphia's offense. He was sidelined with a back issue when the season was suspended, but Simmons recently said that he feels "better than I was when I started the season."

numberFire's models expect Simmons to score 41.7 FanDuel points when the 76ers return to play on August 1 against the Indiana Pacers.