Jim and I had a 30-minute conversation with Brett Brown in which we talked about the team’s use of analytics, his campaigning on behalf of Michael Carter-Williams, his working relationship with Sam Hinkie, the struggles of tanking, the development of Joel Embiid and Nerlens Noel, Dario Saric being the real deal, and how Gregg Popovich and the Spurs were using many modern philosophies long before anyone else.