I'm with Simmons. Who knows which prospects pan out and which do not, but I think Simmons has the same potential as the top 3 picks in this draft. Then there are two key things for me:
1. Simmons plays PF and Fultz plays PG, which does address a need for right now, but that's not what I care about. What I care about is that it seems the way the rules of the game are trending that PGs are getting better which makes getting a good one fairly easy to get. I mean guys like Ricky Rubio and Jeff Teague can be had for very little lately. This draft right in front of us goes super deep with guys like Fox and Smith looking like very truly high quality prospects beyond just Ball and Fultz... while there aren't hardly 4 NBA teams who even need a point guard.
2. People talk about Simmons one weakness compared to Fultz' lack of any weakness. The thing I see instead is that Simmons has one glaring strength, which is that he looks like he's going to be able to defend 3, maybe 4, maybe 5 positions in the NBA at a very high level. So valuable in general, but maybe even more these days of switching pick and rolls. I love that about him. And with him being able to play point guard on offense while defending any position on the floor, it gives you so much freedom and different ways to build a team around him.