Phoenix Suns are eyeing Jaylen Brown, Cal’s Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, as a candidate for their No. 4 pick. An athletic 6-foot-7, 225-pounder, the 19-year-old’s physique has the Analytics drooling. He talks, too: “I think having a high level of intelligence translates right to the basketball court. I play chess all the time. I compare it to the game of basketball. Making the right reads and decisions, I consider myself as a king and everyone else as pawns.”

Brown’s decisions at Berkeley led to 3-plus turnovers per game and 29% shooting from 3-point range. But, well, maybe his Sicilian Defense is better … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence whatever, my friends, welcome to the world of 19-year-old basketball.