Ben Simmons is a phenomenal basketball player who will make any team he plays for instantly better. But will he be picked as the #1 overall draft pick? From everything we’ve read and heard about the 2016 NBA Draft, and the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons will be drafted #1 overall by the 76ers.
First of all, here’s a Tweet from an NBA beat reporter claiming that Ben Simmons camp had been informed that he’d be taken with the first draft pick.
This morning Philadelphia 76ers informed camp of Ben Simmons he would be taken No. 1 in NBA Draft, league sources tell @clevelanddotcom.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 21, 2016
It was always believed that Ben Simmons would be the #1 draft pick, but the truth is that Brandon Ingram’s stock has risen significantly in the past few months. Additionally, there were reports that even if Ben was drafted by the 76ers, he would refuse to sign.
Which brings us to our second little bit of information.
Check out this Instagram post Ben Simmons posted an hour later.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BG7I-2yBYhv/
It was always believed that Ben Simmons would be the #1 draft pick, but the truth is that Brandon Ingram’s stock has risen significantly in the past few months.
