dahrougem2
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Ben Simmons once upon a time was touted as being someone that could challenge for best player in the world pre-draft if everything went well. His combination of size, skill, athleticism and basketball IQ seemed to be rivalled in the NBA by only LeBron James.
This guy's career has not gone the way it should have. I don't know if there's an NHLer that can compare to what Simmons has shown the first few years of his career. Maybe Dion Phaneuf? Other guys listed either were not projected to become much, didn't have crazy hype behind them, or peaked in year 1 but had legitimately great careers still (like Selanne).
Simmons is just downhill year after year after year, yet somehow makes All Star teams.
This guy's career has not gone the way it should have. I don't know if there's an NHLer that can compare to what Simmons has shown the first few years of his career. Maybe Dion Phaneuf? Other guys listed either were not projected to become much, didn't have crazy hype behind them, or peaked in year 1 but had legitimately great careers still (like Selanne).
Simmons is just downhill year after year after year, yet somehow makes All Star teams.