Kobe Bryant on Ben Simmons' Jumper: 'I Would Say Build That Thing Anew'

Kobe Bryant knows something about reinventing himself considering he won multiple championships as No. 8 with Shaquille O'Neal and multiple titles as No. 24 as the primary option, and he suggested it may be time to change up Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons' shot moving forward.

The Los Angeles Lakers great appeared on the Chris and Caron show on Fox Sports Radio (h/t Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports) and said when asked about Simmons' shot, "Just aesthetically I would say build that thing anew (laughs). I don't think the game came down to that though."

Simmons' 76ers are down 3-0 to the Boston Celtics in their second-round playoff series, and the point guard was particularly brutal on the offensive end with one point on 0-of-4 shooting from the field in Game 2. However, he was better in Game 3 with 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field.

Boston head coach Brad Stevens is having defenders sag off Simmons to cut off his passing lanes and penetration angles, which has clogged the 76ers offense because he is not a perimeter threat.

Fortunately for the 76ers, Simmons is just 21 years old and has plenty of time to fix things moving forward if he is going to take Bryant's advice.