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LAS VEGAS \u2014 Jaylen Brown<\/a> has made one brief Sixers appearance, sitting courtside for Saturday\u2019s Summer League game. <\/p>\n Still, the acquisition of the All-NBA wing<\/a> was one of the more prominent topics throughout his new team\u2019s stay in Las Vegas. There were entertaining stories about how various Sixers found out about the blockbuster trade, illustrating how stunning the move was even to those close to it. And there was excitement for how Brown is expected to enhance a talented roster now with realistic aspirations to contend. <\/p>\n Here is what the Sixers are saying about Brown: <\/p>\n \u00bb READ MORE: Inside Sixers: The LeBron James waiting game, Labaron Philon Jr.\u2019s creativity, and more from Las Vegas Summer League<\/a><\/p>\n VJ Edgecombe <\/p>\n Edgecombe was in his native Bahamas \u2014 and at a spa \u2014 when he accidentally missed multiple calls from Sixers executive vice president of basketball operations Jameer Nelson. <\/p>\n Then, when he saw a text from Nelson asking to call him as soon as possible, Edgecombe got nervous. <\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Man, it\u2019s free agency, why you calling me so much?\u2019\u201d Edgecombe recalled. \u201cI thought I was gone.\u201d <\/p>\n The actual news Nelson wanted to share \u2014 that the trade for Brown was about to happen \u2014 still \u201cshocked\u201d Edgecombe, calling it \u201cthe last thing I expected.\u201d Edgecombe also described it as \u201cbittersweet\u201d because of the quick rapport he developed with the outgoing Paul George<\/a>, but said he is eager to play with Brown while at the \u201cpeak of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n Justin Edwards <\/p>\n This trade was kept so under wraps that even Edwards did not catch wind of it while at the Sixers\u2019 facility on the day it popped. <\/p>\n Edwards had just finished a pool conditioning workout and glanced at the television on a sports program dissecting all the league-wide offseason moves. And did a double-take. <\/p>\n \u201cThey were talking about Jaylen Brown and PG, but I didn\u2019t pay attention to it,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cI [saw] it, but I looked away. Then I looked again. I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, snap!\u2019 So I called \u2019Rese [Tyrese Maxey<\/a>] and he was like, \u2018Yeah, man, I knew since this morning.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s crazy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Labaron Philon Jr. <\/p>\n The rookie guard said he was not overly shocked when he heard about the trade because he prides himself on keeping his emotions in check. But he knows Brown is going to be a valuable resource during his first NBA season. <\/p>\n