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LAS VEGAS -- Ben Simmons thinks he is in an ideal situation with the Philadelphia 76ers.After finishing his Las Vegas Summer League with a 74-66 win over Miami on Friday, the No. 1 overall draft pick says Philadelphia is the right place for him given his history with coach Brett Brown and teammates Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor.It is pretty perfect, Simmons said of being surrounded by familiar faces in Philadelphia. I could not be in a better situation.After sitting out two straight games, Simmons played on Friday and filled up the stat sheet against the Miami Heat in a consolation game.The versatile forward started the Vegas summer league with a near quadruple double in a much-hyped meeting with second overall pick Brandon Ingram and the Lakers. Simmons had 8 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 turnovers in a 70-69 loss to the Lakers, who got a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from DAngelo Russell.Simmons finished his stint in Vegas with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 6 turnovers in the win over Miami.In his four games in Vegas, Simmons averaged 12.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 5.2 turnovers and shot 40.9 percent from the field.While neither Okafor or Embiid played in Las Vegas, both accompanied the team. The pass-first Simmons said he used the time in the Utah and Vegas summer leagues to familiarize himself with several key Sixers.Ive learned everyones game pretty well over the past two weeks, Simmons said. We have grown a lot from Utah to here.He also says he got re-acquainted with Okafor and Embiid -- two guys he has known since high school.Ive known them since 10th grade so we have had that chemistry for a while, Simmons said. As soon as we hit the court, hopefully it is the same. I am looking forward to playing with them.Brown, who has known Simmons since he was a toddler after coaching his father in Australia, kept a close eye on his prized prospect at the summer league games. Simmons dazzled the crowd at times in every game he played with sensational passes and his deft court awareness.Simmons didnt shoot a lot from the perimeter with opponents largely backing off of him. But saying afterward that he wanted to take over and win the game, Simmons was aggressive in his final summer league appearance, shooting 5-for-15 and missing his only 3-pointer attempted here in Las Vegas.We saw all that we needed, Sixers summer league coach Lloyd Pierce said on Thursday. We got him on the court, we got him with our guys, we know what our concerns and his concerns are. We know what his strengths are. He is going to add an unbelievable dimension to our team.We are just going to develop him as we have done with everybody else, Pierce added. We are going to take our time, be very patient with his growth and try not to give him too much. There are a lot of expectations on him already, but we are going to be very diligent with him and give him an opportunity to grow.Simmons said he has grown and matured a great deal in the past two months and wants to improve on everything.I think I played pretty well overall, Simmons said of his summer league experience. A lot of learning and growing to do, and that comes with it. I am looking forward to getting to Philly and getting started. Kyler Fackrell Super Bowl Jersey . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. Aaron Rodgers Super Bowl Jersey . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. http://www.shoptheofficialpackers.com/Elite-Aaron-Jones-Packers-Jersey/ . 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Brazils mens soccer team is betting on a talented trio of attacking players to try to finally break through and win Olympic gold.Star striker Neymar and promising youngsters Gabriel Jesus and Gabigol will lead Brazils attack when the hosts debut at the Rio Games against South Africa on Thursday in Brasilia. There are high expectations about the front three, touted by most Brazilians as the best forwards the country has available.Neymar has already established himself as a top player with Barcelona, while Gabriel Jesus and Gabigol are considered Brazils next big stars, 19-year-olds who are set to make their move to big European teams.Its easy when you get to play with Neymar and Gabriel Jesus by your side, Gabigol said. We need to stay near each other to try to find spaces in the defense. We have to take advantage of each others qualities.Gabigol recently received an offer from Italian club Juventus worth 20 million euros, but the youngster is yet to decide his future. There are reports that Inter Milan and other top clubs are also after him. The sturdy and skillful striker currently plays for Santos, the same team where Neymar thrived before leaving for Barcelona.Gabriel Jesus has just reached a deal reportedly worth more than 30 million euros to move from Brazilian club Palmeiras to Manchester City. The team coached by Pep Guardiola announced the signing on Wednesday. The speedy forward is the leading scorer in the Brazilian league and is expected to stay with Palmeiras until next year.He is formidable, Brazil Olympic coach Rogerio Micale said of Gabriel Jesus.dddddddddddd He is still growing as a player and has some things to improve, but thats normal, Neymar went through the same process before he was able to achieve everything that he has achieved.Like Neymar, Gabigol and Gabriel Jesus have been a constant in Brazils youth squads, and the trio is also expected to lead Brazils attack at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The Olympic gold medal is the only significant trophy Brazil is yet to win in soccer. The five-time World Cup champions won the silver three times, including in London four years ago when a team led by Neymar lost the final to Mexico.Victory in Rio should help ease some of the local fans disappointment after an embarrassing 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinals of the home World Cup two years ago. The two teams could face again at the same stage of the Olympic tournament this year.After playing South Africa, Brazil will face Iraq and Denmark in Group A of the 16-team tournament. The top two teams in each of the four groups advance to the quarterfinals.Seven other games will be played in the mens tournament on Thursday, including Mexico vs. Germany, Portugal vs. Argentina, Nigeria vs. Japan and Sweden vs. Colombia.The final is Aug. 20 at Maracana Stadium.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '