It was an obvious question considering Brett Brown's background.
The 76ers coach was asked Monday if he received many phone calls from friends in Australia about the prospects of drafting Ben Simmons first overall.
"I get hit up all over the place," Brown acknowledged about drafting the Australian, who played last season at Louisiana State.
Catching himself in midsentence, the former coach of the Australian national team turned diplomatic. He followed those eight words with ". . . just like Brandon [Ingram], just like I would with Kris Dunn or Buddy Hield."
Make no mistake about it, the phone calls Brown received from Down Under have to be a little different.