Ben Simmons is attempting to revitalize himself as the Nets' lead ball-handler following the team's Dennis Schroder trade.

The Nets seemed to feed on his fire, and had four assists in a 19-6 run to close the half. Simmons started it with a no-look pass to a cutting Day’Ron Sharpe and ended it with a kick-out to Clowney for a 3-pointer.

Despite the loss, Ben Simmons finished with 15 points, six rebounds, ten assists and two steals while shooting 5/11 from the field in 29 minutes of playing time. Many fans reacted to his performance on social media.

Nobody at HSS Training Center is deluding themselves as to the big picture. The tank was on the minute the Nets traded Mikal Bridges to their archrivals and reacquired their first-round draft picks in the next two offseasons. And dealing away Dennis Schröder last weekend just accelerated the process.

The Brooklyn Nets fell to the Utah Jazz last night, but not without Ben Simmons recording the 132nd double-double of his career.

The Nets lost to the Jazz 105-94 in what amounted to be a performance that they would like to have back against a very beatable team. Cam Johnson had 18 points and five assists while Ben Simmons had 15 points and 10 assists for his first double-double of the season.

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Simmons is still getting into a groove, especially now that Dennis Schroder has been traded. This means Simmons will have the ball in his hands more often, and that puts him in a