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2746981, lol cmon, that's obviously not true.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Sep-22-21 03:42 PM
Ben averages 15-16 PPG, PJ's averaged under 8 a game for the last five seasons (and never averaged double figures).

Ben is a Top 5 defender in the league, PJ isn't even a top 2 defender on his own team.

Ben is a Top 10-15 passer in the league, Top 5 out of everyone over 6'6, giving him obvious value as a creator for others. PJ has one of the lower assist rates in the NBA for wings.

Like, I get that shooting is important, it's insanely important-- but defense and passing are two of the three most valuable skills an NBA player can have. And Ben is elite at both. And he just turned 25. He provides obvious value for the right team.

He's also not over 33% of their salary cap, lol. If you're going by the NBA salary cap for 2022, he's under 30%-- and, more importantly, if you go by the Sixers' actual payroll for 2022 (detailed here: https://hoopshype.com/salaries/philadelphia_76ers/), he's right around 23%. For a multi-year All-Star and recent All-NBA player who just turned 25, that's absolutely a reasonable percentage, cmon.