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Ben Simmons

Sacramento Kings · Rotation
PG6'10"240 lbLSUMelbourne, VIC
7th best of 14 on SACworth +1.3 wins to the rotation
OFF67DEF84
Elite rebounder & rim protector
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Western · Pacific · proj. 33-49 (▲+0.6)
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All-NBA3× All-Star2× All-DefensiveRookie of the Year

Ben Simmons is a rotation-level two-way guard. His game is built on his rebounding (98) and rim protection (94), while his shooting (54) is the clear limitation. In 2024-25, he averaged 5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists.

5
PPG
4.7
RPG
5.6
APG
0.7
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 51MPG 22FG% 523P% —FT% 72.7TS% 53.9USG% 13.2PER 12.4BPM -0.5VORP 0.4
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Rebounding98
Rim protection94
Playmaking93
Perimeter defense86
Inside finishing77
Scoring58
Shooting54

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2017-18 to 2024-25 · 7 seasons
13.1
PPG
7.4
RPG
7.2
APG
383
GAMES
Points 5,021Win Shares 35.4Starts 344Best season 2017-18 · 15.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons27%
1 season without an NBA game since his debut

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2024-25 · age 27 → 28
▼Declining

Ben, at 28, is trending downward — +2.4 → -0.5 box plus-minus over the window.

2026-27 forecast▬ 2.2 wins (+0.3)
Age takes about 0.4 wins off at 30. Range 1.4–3.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+2.4 → -0.5-2.926-27 forecast -0.4
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +2.4 · 15 games2024-25: -0.5 · 51 games2026-27: -0.4 (forecast)23-2424-2526-27
Value to team (wins)1.9 → 1.9+0.026-27 forecast 2.2
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.9 · 15 games2024-25: 1.9 · 51 games2026-27: 2.2 (forecast)23-2424-2526-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.9M vs $3.5M salary+$1.4M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$3.5M salary2023-24: $4.4M · 15 games2024-25: $4.4M · 51 games2026-27: $4.9M (forecast)23-2424-2526-27
Current deal: $3,500,000 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2024-25). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$3,500,000Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$4,900,379 /yr
Surplus+$1,400,379
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.