BATON ROUGE – For Ben Simmons, after the one-and-done of college basketball, the moment he has been thinking about for years is finally at hand.
The specially designed suit will be put on; he will gather with family and friends, including LSU head coach Johnny Jones at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn Thursday to await the start of the 7 p.m. CT 2016 NBA Draft.
He won’t wait long. After ESPN welcomes the television audience and sets the scene, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will walk to the podium and say what everyone seems to know already that Ben Simmons of LSU will be the first pick in the draft to the Philadelphia 76ers.