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Aussie Simmons part of global revival plan for 76ers

By Agence France-Presse in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-24 10:28

Australia's Ben Simmons, the NBA Draft top pick in June now sidelined by a fractured right foot, is part of a global initiative aimed at reviving the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.

Alongside fellow NBA newcomers Joel Embiid of Cameroon and Dario Saric of Croatia, Simmons will be called upon to help advance the fortunes of a club that went an NBA-worst 10-72 last season, barely beating the all-time worst full-season record of 9-73 set by Philadelphia's 1972-73 squad.

Four seasons after winning just nine games, the 76ers made a run to the 1977 NBA Finals. A decade after the NBA's worst-ever season, they were league champions. It's that magic the Sixers seek to repeat as new young talent matures.

Aussie Simmons part of global revival plan for 76ers

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