There was very little suspense with the first pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, so those armchair GMs sitting at home had plenty of time to plan their congratulatory tweets to No. 1 overall pick and the newest member of the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons (see story).
Everybody was waiting for the loquacious Joel Embiid to chime in. It didn't take long but he kept it pretty lowkey:
Congrats to the Brodie and WELCOME TO PHILLY @BenSimmons25 #TrustTheProcess
— Joel “Do a 180” Embiid??? (@JoelEmbiid) June 23, 2016
Embiid seemingly reacted to Jaylen Brown going to Boston. Not sure what this means though:
Wow lol
— Joel “Do a 180” Embiid??? (@JoelEmbiid) June 23, 2016
And the last player to go No. 1 overall to the 76ers, none other than Allen Iverson sent his congrats to Simmons:
Congratulations @BenSimmons25. I know you'll make all of us Philly fans proud!!
— Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) June 23, 2016
Other Philly stars weighed in:
Congratulations to @BenSimmons25! Welcome to Philly!
— Maikel Franco (@MaikelFranco7) June 23, 2016
Welcome to Philly @BenSimmons25. Let's get to work!!
— Nik Stauskas (@NStauskas11) June 23, 2016
Welcome to Philly @BenSimmons25! Looking forward to you and @JoelEmbiid dominating at Wells Fargo #TrustTheProcess https://t.co/zzea4Txkvd
— Zach Ertz (@ZERTZ_86) June 24, 2016
I'm technically still A ROOKIE... Next season is finally the one though #TrustTheProcess
— Joel “Do a 180” Embiid??? (@JoelEmbiid) June 24, 2016