The hype train is locked in high gear for Ben Simmons after a string of highlight-reel plays at Las Vegas Summer League. That train has been rolling for a while, as fans and analysts alike have showered the 6-10 lefty with superlatives since he was a 17-year-old, evoking legends like LeBron James and Magic Johnson.

But as with any top draft pick and hyped prospect, Simmons likely will be measured more by how he meets expectations than from a fair evaluation of his production on the court. Take a look at guys like Marvin Williams and Evan Turner, who each just got paid. Both have actually become solid contributors, but will always carry a largely negative aura for not producing like a No. 2 pick "should."

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So that raises the question, what level of production does Simmons need to reach to be billed as a success to the talking heads, social media and popular opinion of the casual to die-hard fan?

What if he’s the next Draymond Green?

And not NBA Finals Game 7 Draymond Green. When you look at the overall skillset Simmons has, it wouldn’t be crazy to envision a similar statistical output to what Green put up this past regular season. In 2015-16 the Warriors forward averaged 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists a game; topped 100 blocks and steals; and finished 10th in the league in Win Shares (an estimated number of wins contributed by a player to his team).

Green often runs point in Golden State’s offense, creates plenty of shots for teammates, crashes the boards relentlessly and scores when necessary. Simmons will likely do all of those things well, but if he only does them as well as Green, will we hear whispers of “bust”? You can’t help but think the masses might be disappointed, given all the fanfare for the LSU product which comes partially from being three inches taller than Green with a 40-inch vertical. Simmons is expected to be more of an offensive force, more of a go-to player than the Warriors’ No. 3 option. But there’s a good chance he won’t ever match Green’s elite intangibles and tenacity or ever shoot 39 percent from long range (which Green did last year), which could balance things out. Not to mention defensive presence.

Let’s suspend disbelief for just a second and pretend that you can actually derive something legitimate from summer league stats. Seriously, it’s fun.

Ben Simmons vs. Draymond Green Summer league careers Player PPG RPG FGA PG Usage % PER Green 10.1 7.5 10.5 22 12.2 Simmons 10.8 7.7 10.2 22 13.7

Well, then, Green and Simmons have a lot in common. Consider this: In Green’s 12 summer league games spanning two seasons he averaged 10.1 points and 7.5 rebounds. In Simmons’ six summer league games this year? A familiar 10.8 points and 7.7 rebounds.

Doesn’t stop there. Usage percentage is an estimate of how many of his team’s plays a player “uses,” taking into account field goal attempts, free throw attempts and turnovers — a good indicator of how often a player is trying to create offense. Green and Simmons both used 22 percent of their teams’ plays in their respective summer league stints, according to RealGM.com.

The level of effectiveness was also close, with Simmons posting a Player Efficiency Rating of 13.7 compared to 12.2 for Green (15 is considered good). Green shot an ugly 30.2 percent on 10.5 shots per game, while Simmons shot a slightly better but still brutal 36.1 percent on 10.2 shots.

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One major difference is that Green didn’t come close to matching Simmons’ impressive 5.5 assists per contest, although we know Green's distribution skills didn’t come full circle until he literally doubled his assist totals this past season. And the biggest difference? Simmons is 19 years old while Green was 22 and 23 in his summer league days. Yeah, rather large difference.

So are the numbers mostly coincidence? Probably. When Glen Rice Jr. notches a summer league scoring title at 25 points per game, you know there isn’t a ton of predictive value in the data. But it’s still interesting to speculate when we don’t have much else to compare the two unique players.

Ultimately whether he wins a championship will go a long way towards deciding the boom or bust argument with Simmons. But until then, hopefully this year’s No. 1 pick will be judged positively if he can match the performance of a former No. 35 pick, who puts up some pretty strong numbers.