Update: Jaylen Brown is scheduled to work out with the Suns on Monday.
CHICAGO – Jaylen Brown grew up admiring former All-Star Tracy McGrady’s well-rounded ability.
He had former All-Star Shareef Abdur-Rahim to mentor him through his last year of high school and first year of college at schools they shared.
Future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd took him to dinner and ice cream in Berkeley as a fellow California Golden Bear and checked on him during the season.
He is waking up at 5:30 a.m. each day to work out because he heard future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant did that, and his media interview Wednesday at the NBA draft combine was interrupted by a call from Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, another mentor.