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<p>NEW YORK &#8212; The Philadelphia 76ers selected LSU freshman Ben Simmons with the No. 1 pick Thursday night as the NBA draft opened with three straight freshmen.</p><p>The 76ers grabbed the versatile 6-foot-10 forward from Australia who averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists to become the only player in SEC history to finish in the top five in all three categories.</p><p>He comes with some questions &#8212; he made only one 3-pointer &#8212; but too much potential for the 76ers to pass up with their first No. 1 pick since taking Allen Iverson 20 years ago.</p><p>The last No. 1 pick from LSU was Shaquille O&#8217;Neal &#8212; who will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Iverson in September.</p><p>The Los Angeles Lakers, picking second for the second consecutive year, took Duke&#8217;s Brandon Ingram, who averaged 17.3 points as the ACC freshman of the year.</p><p>The Boston Celtics then began a busy night by picking California forward Jaylen Brown. Boston has eight picks in the two-round draft, starting with one it acquired from Brooklyn in 2013 in the deal that sent Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">LSU&#8217;s Ben Simmons poses for a photo with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the top pick by the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA basketball draft on Thursday in New York. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_Simmons-NBADRAFT-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>LSU&#8217;s Ben Simmons poses for a photo with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the top pick by the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA basketball draft on Thursday in New York. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Brian Mahoney</p><p>AP Basketball Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

76ers take Ben Simmons with No. 1 pick in NBA draft