Ben Simmons goes from Canberra Cannons to NBA No. 1 draft pick

By James Hall
Updated July 13 2016 - 10:18am, first published June 24 2016 - 7:44pm
Ben Simmons with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the top pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP
Ben Simmons with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the top pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP
Inevitable conclusion: Ben Simmons works out in 76ers gear. Photo: Twitter
Inevitable conclusion: Ben Simmons works out in 76ers gear. Photo: Twitter

Before he was a $5 million man and the most talked about player on NBA draft day, a "very round" Ben Simmons was at Canberra Cannons training watching his dad play.

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