{"product_id":"graded-2016-17-panini-threads-ben-simmons-156-rookie-rc-basketball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","title":"Graded 2016-17 Panini Threads Ben Simmons #156 Rookie RC Basketball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint","description":"\u003cp\u003e🏀 \u003cstrong\u003eGraded 2016-17 Panini Threads Ben Simmons #156 Rookie RC Basketball Card PSA 10 Gem Mint – The PSA 10 Gem Mint Certified 2016-17 Panini Threads Rookie Card of Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers Forward, 2016 NBA Draft 1st Overall Pick, and the Melbourne, Australia Native Who Arrived in the American Basketball System as One of the Most Physically Gifted Young Players the International Draft Pipeline Had Produced in the Modern Era\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 Ben Simmons was born on July 20, 1996, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, into a household where basketball was deeply embedded in the family identity. His father Dave Simmons played professional basketball in Australia, and Ben grew up on the sport as both a participant and a cultural inheritance. He came to the United States to play college basketball at LSU, spent one year with the Tigers in 2015-16, led the SEC in scoring and demonstrated the physical profile – 6'10'', elite court vision, elite athleticism, point guard instincts in a power forward frame – that made him the consensus 1st overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. The Philadelphia 76ers, deep in the “Trust the Process” rebuild that had already drafted Joel Embiid and identified Simmons as the second pillar of a future contender, selected him without hesitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 A foot injury ended his 2016-17 season before it began, which is why his first-year cards carry the 2016-17 year designation despite his never playing that season. He returned in 2017-18 and won the NBA Rookie of the Year award for that season, earning the first-year distinction the year after the cards that bore his rookie designation were issued. The 2016-17 Panini Threads set placed him at #156 in its lineup. Panini Threads is known for its fabric-swatch elements in premium versions and its distinctive design aesthetic. PSA 10 Gem Mint on Simmons' Rookie RC is perfect-condition documentation of an arrival that reshaped how the 76ers' rebuilding timeline was understood. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e🏀 Ben Simmons. Melbourne, Australia. LSU. Philadelphia 76ers. Forward. #10. 2016 NBA Draft 1st Overall. 2018 Rookie of the Year. 2016-17 Panini Threads. #156. Rookie Card. RC. PSA 10. Gem Mint. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039564640488,"sku":"2016-PT-BS-156-PSA-10","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/graded-2016-17-panini-threads-ben-simmons-156-rookie-rc-basketball-card-psa-10-gem-mint-556.webp?v=1770231362","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/graded-2016-17-panini-threads-ben-simmons-156-rookie-rc-basketball-card-psa-10-gem-mint","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}