Graded 2016-17 Panini Select Ben Simmons #60 Rookie RC Basketball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint

🏀 Graded 2016-17 Panini Select Ben Simmons #60 Rookie RC Basketball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint – The PSA 10 Gem Mint Certified 2016-17 Panini Select Rookie Card of Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers First Overall Pick of the 2016 NBA Draft and the Australian-Born Point Forward Who Won the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year Award With One of the Most Statistically Dominant First Seasons by a Big Man in the History of the Award

🏀 The Philadelphia 76ers held the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, selected Ben Simmons, and then watched him miss the entire 2016-17 season with a foot injury – which is why his official rookie season, the year his cards document, became the 2017-18 season, when he was declared rookie-eligible despite being in his second year of professional eligibility. What followed was one of the most statistically impressive first seasons the league had seen from a player of his physical archetype: 15.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game, making him only the third rookie in NBA history to average at least 15-8-8 for a season, joining Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain in that company. The 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year Award followed. The 2016-17 Panini Select #60 rookie card – certified PSA 10 Gem Mint – is the first-year card collectors associate with Simmons from his official rookie product release year. 🏀

🏀 Benjamin David Simmons was born on July 20, 1996, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and came from a basketball family: his father Dave Simmons played professionally in Australia and the United States. Ben grew up between Australia and the United States, developed into a generational physical talent with the ball-handling skills of a guard in a 6'10” frame, and played one season at Louisiana State University before the 76ers made him their centerpiece selection in the 2016 draft. His combination of size, vision, and athleticism at the point forward position was genuinely unprecedented – a player who could defend the opposing team's best perimeter scorer while running the offense as the primary ball-handler and creating triple-double opportunities every single night.

🏀 The 2016-17 Panini Select product – known for its tiered parallel structure and sharp design – released his card in the product year of his draft selection, making it the official rookie card collectors identify with his debut. PSA 10 Gem Mint confirms all four corners, edge integrity, surface quality, and centering meet the highest standard PSA applies. Condition: NOS.

🏀 Ben Simmons. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Louisiana State University. Philadelphia 76ers. Point Forward. 1st Overall Pick 2016. 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year. 3x All-Star. 2016-17 Panini Select. #60. Rookie Card. RC. PSA 10. Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.