Now Ben Simmons might be next to go from Down Under to the very top of the NBA draft. Listed at just 220 pounds, he will likely need to bulk up for NBA play, but he's unlikely to last longer than New Orleans at the No. Simmons, who moved to the U.S. as a high school sophomore, would be the third international player in four years to be selected first, joining Canadians Anthony Bennett (2013) and Andrew Wiggins (2014). The 6-foot-6 swingman averaged about 15 points in a solid first season playing in Serbia for Mega Leks of the Adriatic League, after opting to withdraw from the 2015 NBA draft. Could join brother Willy Hernangomez, whose draft rights are owned by the New York Knicks, in the NBA.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2016 17:37 UTC