2016 NBA Draft: Jaylen Brown Player Breakdown

Key Strengths

The foundation for Jaylen Brown’s collegiate success and NBA Draft stock is physical. He isn’t the most polished player—an understatement—but his physical gifts are prototypical for a perimeter player.

Skills can be developed and honed, but Brown’s physical tools have been gifted to him.

Brown stands at 6’7″ and 223 pounds with a 7’0″ wingspan and a chiseled muscular frame. He has an explosive vertical leap, which enables him to play easily above the rim, and a quick first step.

Assuming he puts in the work to become more fundamentally sound, Brown has the physical tools to potentially score upwards of 20 points per game.

The proof of Brown’s potential as a slasher can be found in how effective he is at getting to the free throw line. He averaged 7.0 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, per KenPom.com, which trailed only Ben Simmons amongst 2016 NBA Draft prospects

Another product of Brown’s physical gifts: elite defensive potential.

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