PostSportsPlus: Why Ben Simmons’ skills — and bond with Kyrie Irving — can make this the right Nets fit
MIAMI — After a disappointing end to last season — and to his stay in Philadelphia — Ben Simmons will be better with a change of scenery. He’ll benefit from the presence of a big brother figure in Kyrie Irving and star shooters on the court.
So says a man who should know: Kevin Boyle, the coach who helped mold Irving and Simmons as high schoolers and who saw his former protégés brought together Thursday when the struggling Nets acquired Simmons in“I’m excited for Ben,” Boyle told Post Sports+ on Friday. “It’s great for Ben to team up with Kyrie, two guys I had the honor and pleasure of coaching in high school and both eventually becoming No. 1 picks.
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