Report: Sixers Rookie Ben Simmons Has Grown 2 Inches, Now 'Just Under' 7 Feet

The hype surrounding Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons just got bigger.

Perhaps literally. 

Former 76er World B. Free told CBS Philly's Jon Johnson last week that the Australian guard, who's missed all of the 2016-17 season with a Jones fracture in his right foot, looks two inches taller. The No. 1 pick of 2016 was drafted out of LSU standing 6'10".

A few days later, Johnson confirmed that Simmons is just under the 7-foot mark:

Head coach Brett Brown has made it clear that Simmons will run the point upon his return. 

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