Why comparisons between Ben Simmons and Carson Wentz are unfair

Simmons was just 21 when he became the first NBA rookie since Oscar Robertson 57 years earlier to average 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

He was largely responsible for the Eagles having the luxury of facing the Falcons and Vikings at the Linc.

Coliseum, Wentz willed himself to throw a touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery on a knee that had already been torn up.

And when you look at 2019, it wasn’t a great year for the Eagles or for Wentz, but that team was dead at 5-7 with a month to go, and Wentz put an injured, battered team on his back and led them to a 4-0 record and a division title the last month with 7 TDs, 0 INTs.

And even last year, when the interceptions and fumbles and losses piled up, he kept firing.

This isn’t a superstar in a slump, this is a superstar who either consciously or unconsciously decided to stop shooting, and the bigger the games got, the higher the stakes, the less he shot.

I can’t imagine anybody expects future greatness from Simmons, whether the 76ers trade him or he winds up back in Philly.

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