Luc Longley, the first Australian to play in the NBA, won three titles with the Chicago Bulls alongside Michael Jordan. More recently, names that come to mind are Patty Mills, Joe Ingles, Matthew Dellavedova, Aron Baynes, Dante Exum, Andrew Bogut, and of course, the 76ers' own Ben Simmons and Jonah Bolden.
"For Australian kids, a lot of them aspire to play football or do different things, but there's been a real shift over the last few years," Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman said Wednesday after a team practice at Temple. "I guess since Bogut became the No. 1 pick, I'm sure people were wondering if that's a rare thing.