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Now that's tall - The 2.08m tall Melbourne-born NBA player grew up in Australia playing basketball and AFL, unsurprisingly.

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Magic Johnson - Simmons even passed Magic Johnson's record for the second-most triple-doubles ever by a rookie in his first season.

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Rookie - On June 25,  Ben Simmons won Rookie of the Year at the 2018 NBA Awards Show in Santa Monica, California.

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Presentation - DJ Khaled and Kelly Rowland were the ones to present Simmons with the Rookie of the Year award on stage at Barkar Hangar.

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Debut - Despite the fact he'd been signed with the Philadelphia 76ers for over a year before he debuted on the court, Simmons was still eligible for the award.

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Australian NBA rookie new Fresh Prince - Simmons was the overall number one draft pick in 2016, becoming the third Australian to have the overall number one pick after Bogut in 2005 and Irving in 2011.

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2016 NBA draft - Due to injury, Simmons couldn't play until 2017, so his campaign for Rookie of the Year began a year after being drafted.

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"NOT A ROOKIE" - During his first year playing pro, some haters in the crowd chanted "NOT A ROOKIE" during a game, in an attempt to throw him off.

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Newbie - 76ers fan Will Smith said that Simmons was the "new Fresh Prince, ready to take his crown", in all the hype coming up to round two.

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"Young King" - Regarding the crown belonging to LeBron James, the NBA's best player, James says he doesn't mind being compared to Simmons, even calling him "young King".

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LeBron James - Lebron James referred to Simmons as his "lil bro", and has become somewhat of a mentor to the young Aussie gun, according to SBNation.

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First year - Round two of last season was rocky for Philadelphia 76ers, losing five games to the Boston Celtics.

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Success - Simmons is most definitely living the high life in the U.S., he has a Ferrari, a rumoured $100 million contract on the way, and all the drama of having high-profile celebrity girlfriends.

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Tinashe - Simmons started dating R&B star Tinashe in March this year. However, days after their split in May Simmons was seen with another mystery woman.

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Kendall Jenner - It turns out the mystery woman was Kendall Jenner. On May 30, it was confirmed that the two had been dating "for a few weeks". But since the summer came to an end, the relationship has been apparently put on hold.

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New season - With the start of the NBA 2018-2019 season, Simmons has proven that he has not been distracted by any relationship drama.

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Career - At age 22, Simmons already has played 81 games in his first season in the NBA, and collected 13 triple-doubles throughout his NBA career.

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Triple-double - In basketball, a double is earning a double-digit number in any of the five stats categories in a game, so a triple-double it three doubles in one game.

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Third quarter - In the 76ers second game of the season, Simmons brought home a triple-double more than two minutes before the third quarter even finished.

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Home opener - With 13 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Simmons became the first Sixer to receive a triple-double during a home opener game in NBA history.

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The Bulls - The Philadelphia 76ers won with 127–108 over the Chicago Bulls on October 18, 2018.

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Youngest - Ben Simmons's father, David Simmons, came from the U.S. to play basketball for Australia. He met and married his Aussie wife, Julie, and they raised six children. Ben is the youngest of the brood.

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Papa Simmons - Sports runs in the Simmons' family. Simmons has paid tribute to his father's basketball years by representing #25 on his Sixers jersey.

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Australian NBA rookie new Fresh Prince - Aged 15, Simmons represented Australia in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

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Debut - In 2013, Simmons made his senior debut for Australia at the FIBA Oceania Championship against New Zealand.

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Olympics - Simmons ultimately wants to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Aussies - There are seven Aussies officially signed and playing for the NBA. Simmons is the freshest of the bunch, and even after a couple of losses he has high potential for the future.

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