Draymond Green Explains Why Ben Simmons Signing with Kings Helps Darius Acuff

Number one, I'm happy to see Ben Simmons back in the NBA. Ben Simmons is a talent that doesn't grow on trees, and we don't get the opportunity to see in the NBA every day. Got off to a very promising start in his career, and then a lot of people tried to blame his game and not his injuries. I actually had a conversation with Ben Simmons. First thing he say is, man, I'm healthy. It feels so good to be healthy. By the way, I'm not saying Ben Simmons is coming out and he's about to be Ben Simmons who's an All-Star every year. I'm not saying that. But just for him to have a healthy season, because if he can just have a healthy season, we know the talent level, we know the IQ, we know the feel for the game that he has. When I look at this signing, I think this is great for Darius Ayton. Let's face it, Ben Simmons is Ben Simmons. This will take some of the pressure off Darius Ayton. If Ben Simmons isn't playing well, people are going to want to point to Ben Simmons and say, hey, he's not playing well. And if he is playing well, People are going to point to Ben Simmons and say, yo, look, he's back. And so I think this ultimately takes a lot of pressure off Darius Ayton going into a Sacramento Kings situation that is not as great as one would like. For a general manager who knows as much as Scott Perry does, I think that's one of the deciding factors, if not the deciding factor behind this move.