Ahead of the 2016 NBA Draft, some scouts expressed concern that the UC Berkeley lottery prospect Jaylen Brown was “too smart” to fit seamlessly in the NBA.
Now, more than seven years later, his intellect and initiative is treasured. Most recently, Brown was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Boston list, largely due to his social activism and philanthropy with his 7uice Foundation.
“Because he is so smart, it might be intimidating to some teams,” an anonymous NBA executive told The Undefeated back in 2016. “He wants to know why you are doing something instead of just doing it.