Jonathon Simmons in 2016‑17

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thumbnail-image: Spurs.com takes a look at Jonathon Simmons’ 2016-17 season in review.
thumbnail-image: Playing in 78 games and making eight starts, Simmons averaged 6.2 points with 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 17.8 minutes.
thumbnail-image: In the playoffs, he averaged 10.5 points and 1.9 assists in 20.4 minutes per game.
thumbnail-image: Simmons was in his second season with the Spurs after spending two seasons with the Austin Spurs, where he made the team through an open tryout.
thumbnail-image: He scored a career-high 20 points in the Spurs’ season opener at Golden State, including 15 in the first half and one chase down block in the second.
thumbnail-image: Simmons scored in double figures 16 times, helping the Spurs to a 61-21 season record, the first back-to-back 60-win seasons in franchise history.
thumbnail-image: On Dec. 30 against Portland, he scored a team-high 19 in a win. It was the first time in his career he led the Spurs in scoring.
thumbnail-image: As part of the “Juice Unit,” Patty Mills and Simmons played the most minutes for guards off the bench.
thumbnail-image: Simmons was selected to the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend, scoring 19 points in the game.
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thumbnail-image: Simmons had a breakout series against the Rockets, scoring in double figures in five of the six games in the second round. He also spent much time defending James Harden after Kawhi Leonard suffered an ankle injury.
thumbnail-image: When the Spurs clinched the second round series with a Game 6 win in Simmons’ hometown of Houston, Simmons scored 18 points with four assists.In the playoffs,
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thumbnail-image: He led the Spurs in scoring in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, scoring 22 points against Golden State.
thumbnail-image: Simmons became the fourth undrafted player to start a Conference Finals game for the Spurs, joining Bruce Bowen, Avery Johnson and Fabricio Oberto.
thumbnail-image: Simmons’ playoff minutes per game – 2016: 8.7, 2017 Round 1: 10.8, Round 2: 23.5, Round 3: 27.5
thumbnail-image: “He’s one of those guys you have to be thrilled for. Not many of us paid $100 and ended up kind of like in a miracle like he has. To see the progress he’s made is thrilling for us, and we’re really happy for him because he’s going to have a future in the NBA.” – Gregg Popovich.

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