ben simmons was drafted to the nba in 2016.
when was ben simmons drafted to the nba?
2016
leading into the 2016 rio olympics, australia saw a surge in locals being drafted into the nba. along with former number 1 nba draft pick andrew bogut, dante exum was taken with the fifth pick in the 2014 nba draft and ben simmons was selected with the first pick in the 2016 nba draft, adding to already established australian nba players in patty mills, matthew dellavedova, joe ingles and aron baynes. forward thon maker was also drafted with the 10th pick in the 2016 nba draft. despite exum, maker and simmons electing not to compete in the 2016 olympics, the australians equaled their best ever performance by reaching the semifinals and losing their bronze medal playoff with spain by one point.
australia national basketball team
bullet::::- giannis antetokounmpo and nikola jokić (denver at milwaukee, february 15, 2018)





























bullet::::- d’angelo russell and kyle lowry (brooklyn at toronto, march 23, 2018)





























bullet::::- ben simmons and lebron james (cleveland at philadelphia, april 6, 2018)





























bullet::::- giannis antetokounmpo and ben simmons (philadelphia at milwaukee, october 24, 2018)





























bullet::::- ben simmons and russell westbrook (philadelphia at oklahoma city, february 28, 2019)





























bullet::::- elfrid payton and luka dončić (new orleans at dallas, march 18, 2019)





























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