Simmons’ lack of outside shooting can …

Simmons’ lack of outside shooting can hurt sometimes. So can Embiid’s overreliance on outside shooting. Their pacing can be off at times. But when they play physically on offense and are fully engaged on defense — which Brown saw enough times when reviewing tape to stake his future on — they can beat anybody. “Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons can win a championship together,” he says. “I know what winning looks like. “I know what championship talent looks like.”