In the new, modern NBA, stretch-4s have become a premium. The value of legit 7’0″ big men who can be used as threats on the perimeter and utilize their length on the defensive end is at an all-time high.
Fortunately for the Phoenix Suns, they may not have to look very far for that player. Enter Alec Brown, a 7’1″, 22-year-old originally drafted by the team with the 50th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
After committing to play at Green Bay University in 2010, Brown was a non-factor in his first two seasons before refining his game and becoming a force as a junior and senior, shooting 42 percent from three and winning his conference’s Defensive Player of the Year Award his senior season (3.