The Philadelphia 76ers had their first face-to-face meeting with Ben Simmons in Cleveland on Thursday.

Simmons, and his agent Rich Paul, met with all of the key representatives from the 76ers for dinner before Game 6 of The Finals.

Bryan Colangelo and Brett Brown were among Philadelphia's contingent. 

Simmons is the presumptive No. 1 overall pick but he has refused to work out for any teams so far in the draft process, including the 76ers.

The 76ers were impressed with the 20 pounds of muscle Simmons has added since the end of the college season.

Philadelphia viewed the meeting as the start of "building a relationship" with Simmons, who they are expected to take No. 1.