Just take a quick look in Ben Simmons career stats. The 0 beneath 3-point percent is tough to miss.
But imagine what happened in the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association and last weeks preseason game between the Philadelphia 76ers?
You bet he made one!
Everyone is suddenly talking about Simmons becoming a fictitious 3-point shooter, while he didnt score that 3-pointer from an NBA team.
And as a consequence DraftKings Sportsbook has rolled out an NJ sports gambling market based around Simmons 3-point shooting potential.
Last week, did Sixers fans get a glimpse of Ben Simmons 2.0? Or was last weeks powerful 3-pointer more like a one-hit miracle?
Thats the premise behind these DraftKings futures bets:
Keep in mind, the two bets that were potential mentioned previously just apply. Another 20 could be attempted by him and make 10 of these, but none of it counts.
In his two seasons in Philadelphia, the 6-foot-10 point shield has tried a total of 17 3.
Clearly, those efforts will need to move way up in case Simmons is suddenly going to become a threat from beyond the arc.
Whether he unexpectedly attempts more than 65 of them in a single season remains to be seen. Whats it worth the risk?
If Simmons dramatically increases those taken attempts, making greater than 16.5 three-pointers through an 82-game regular season may be within reach. Right?
Nicely, DraftKings is prepared to select the action.
In reality, when the 76ers open the regular season on??Oct. 23??from the??Milwaukee Bucks, the Simmons betting market is not what everybody will be speaking about. In theory.
The two teams are favorites to win the Eastern Conference, and theyre going head to head in the Wells Fargo Center.
On paper, Philadelphia which makes it to the NBA Finals??is currently going to attract betting action.
Here are the latest Eastern Conference futures from DraftKings:
Then there would be the NBA championship futures:
In the event the Sixers and??Joel Embiid??are going to stay up to those high expectations, then Simmons will once again should play a significant function. The??All-Star??is averaging 16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.9 assists for his career.
So in fact, shooting, or even the absence thereof, could come as an additional bonus to his group and possibly bettors.
Ask the Jalen Rose of ESPN.