MVA's very own alumnus and arguably the NBA's best rookie to ever play basketball, Ben Simmons, is breaking records at the professional level in just a few games into the regular season. ESPN's Kevin Pelton wrote about why Ben Simmons could possibly be the best rookie to ever play in the NBA and how his statistics prove just that. Check out the article here or read the entirety of the article below.

Ben Simmons has proven worth the wait. After missing the entire 2016-17 season with a Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot suffered in training camp, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 draft has made a difference in a variety of manners during his delayed rookie season.

In helping the Philadelphia 76ers to a 7-6 start, Simmons leads all rookies in points (17.8), rebounds (9.2) and assists (7.5) per game. It took Simmons just four games to record his first career triple-double, and per Basketball-Reference.com, his two triple-doubles are already as many as any rookie has posted since Lamar Odom had three in 1999-2000.

Based on those stats, it's worth asking whether there has ever been a rookie -- including LeBron James -- as versatile as Simmons.