Pepper was one of three 7-foot-tall Australian centers selected in the 1997 draft, the others being Chris Anstey and Paul Rogers.
pˈɛpɚ wʌz wˈʌn ʌv θɹˈiː sˈɛvənfˈʊttˈɔːl ɔːstɹˈeɪliən sˈɛntɚz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən dɹˈæft, ðɪ ˈʌðɚz bˌiːɪŋ kɹˈɪs ˈænsti ænd pˈɔːl ɹˈɑːdʒɚz.