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2016 NBA Mock Draft: Every Team’s Best Possible Move

By Maxwell Ogden

Jan 13, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons (25) drives in against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half of a game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons (25) drives in against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half of a game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 13, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons (25) drives in against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half of a game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers forward Ben Simmons (25) drives in against the Mississippi Rebels during the first half of a game at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

<strong>Age:</strong> 19 (7/20/1996)<br /> <strong>Height, Weight, Wingspan:</strong> 6’10.25″, 240 pounds, 7’0.5″<br /> <strong>Slash Line:</strong> .560/.333/.670<br /> <strong>Season Averages:</strong> 34.9 MPG, 19.2 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 3.1 ORPG, 4.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG <p>The Philadelphia 76ers don’t have as much of a decision to make as some are suggesting. Ben Simmons is the clear No. 1 overall prospect in the 2016 NBA Draft, and Philadelphia would be foolish to let him drop to No. 2.</p> <p>As for the concern that Simmons wouldn’t fit in Philadelphia, with a potential superstar, you make things fit around them.</p> <div class=. Small Forward. LSU Tigers. Ben Simmons . 1. player. 93

Simmons is an elite prospect physically, standing at 6’10” with a near 7’1″ wingspan. He ran the three-quarter sprint—from the baseline to the opponent’s free throw line—in 3.05 seconds—a faster time than those posted by John Wall in 2010 and Russell Westbrook in 2008.

At 6’10”, Simmons is faster in the open court than the two most explosive point guards in the NBA.

Beyond the numbers, SImmons has remarkable court vision, is an elite rebounder, and has outstanding hands defensively. He’s capable of scoring from the post, and has been featured in a myriad of videos that dispute the notion he can’t shoot.

Simmons has elite potential on both ends of the floor, and it’s realistically attainable in both regards.

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Ben Simmons

Small Forward, LSU Tigers

Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers /

Age:

19 (7/20/1996)

Height, Weight, Wingspan:

6’10.25″, 240 pounds, 7’0.5″

Slash Line:

.560/.333/.670

Season Averages:

34.9 MPG, 19.2 PPG, 11.8 RPG, 3.1 ORPG, 4.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG

The Philadelphia 76ers don’t have as much of a decision to make as some are suggesting. Ben Simmons is the clear No. 1 overall prospect in the 2016 NBA Draft, and Philadelphia would be foolish to let him drop to No. 2.

As for the concern that Simmons wouldn’t fit in Philadelphia, with a potential superstar, you make things fit around them.

Simmons is an elite prospect physically, standing at 6’10” with a near 7’1″ wingspan. He ran the three-quarter sprint—from the baseline to the opponent’s free throw line—in 3.05 seconds—a faster time than those posted by John Wall in 2010 and Russell Westbrook in 2008.

At 6’10”, Simmons is faster in the open court than the two most explosive point guards in the NBA.

Beyond the numbers, SImmons has remarkable court vision, is an elite rebounder, and has outstanding hands defensively. He’s capable of scoring from the post, and has been featured in a myriad of videos that dispute the notion he can’t shoot.

Simmons has elite potential on both ends of the floor, and it’s realistically attainable in both regards.

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