Luc Longley remembers the night he went toe-to-toe with one of the NBA’s all-time greatest big men, and came out on top to emerge as one of the league’s hottest talents.
We’ve waited for weeks and weeks for Ben Simmons’ future to be decided. But despite plenty of interest in the Australian from around the league, we seem no closer to discovering whether he’ll be a Philadelphia 76er next season.
Over the past two weeks we’ve seen a number of players stamp their authority on the Summer League but with every new crop of rookie talent, the NBA takes another step toward positionless basketball.