Benjamin David Simmons is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays as a forward for the ‘Philadelphia 76ers’ of ‘National Basketball Association (NBA).’ He is also on the ‘Australian National Basketball Team.’ He was born and raised in Australia and now holds dual citizenship of Australia and the US. While growing up in New South Wales, Australia, he played in under-12 team at the age of 7. He also participated in Australian rule football and rugby. During high school, he won some prestigious awards for basketball. He played for Australia in ‘2013 FIBA Oceania Championship’ and helped win gold medal. He was invited to some of the prominent basketball camps in the USA that present best high school players in the world. After playing college basketball at ‘Louisiana State University’ for one year, he was selected first overall in the ‘2016 NBA Draft’ by ‘Philadelphia 76ers.’ Due to a foot injury during training camp, he could not play for his first NBA season, but by the end of his debut season, Simmons won ‘NBA Rookie of the Year.’
