Obviously, Embid and Simmons sat out injured but that doesn't change the being around the team and
adjusting to NBA lifestyle-i read Simmons watched lots of film and would call the bench while games were being played to ask questions.He also spent a year in gym.I watched Embid just shooting in individual workouts for what seemed forever.
The point was big young guys pushing their bodies too soon against grown men thus leading to injuries.
Being comfortable with offensive and defensive sets takes time,lots of film and watching from bench
If you noticed, i stated he would get game time depending on match ups and only go to Maine to get a run and then straight back.
The Suns are not doing well throwing bigs out there as young rookies.Bender,Chriss
Aron Gordon,Julius Randle ,Nerlens Noel Embid,Simmons,Fultz,Okafor,Marcus Smart,Jabari Parker,Exum, Winslow,Rondae Hollis Jefferson,Larry Nance, Vonleh, Jonathon Issac -all of these guys had major injuries rookie year
Williams already had pre season knee injury.
Simmons came on like a vet his rookie season because he in essence was .If he had just summer league and pre season being slender with no outside shot ,poor free throw ,no experience playing defense against NBA players and Embid was still really raw as a real rookie.
I am possibly way off base and prejudiced by the number of star rookies going down with serious injuries in first year.