It has been no secret that the Philadelphia 76ers were going to pick LSU forward Ben Simmons with the first pick of the 2016 NBA Draft. On Thursday night they made it official when they selected the LSU Tiger.
Simmons averaged 19.2 ppg and 11.8 rpg in his only season with the Tigers.
With the 1st pick in the #NBADraft, Philadelphia 76ers select Ben Simmons, SF out of LSU. pic.twitter.com/wYlSuv6tIx
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 23, 2016
With the first pick in the 2016 #NBADraft the @Sixers select @BenSimmons25. pic.twitter.com/EI2CimhsPH
— NBA (@NBA) June 23, 2016