I don't think Stevens would say something like that just to make them feel good, he probably really meant it. DA would just to grease the wheels of the agent, but Stevens doesn't seem to play head games.
I could see why he'd fit in good. If he could get a jump shot like Crowder, he'd be a very good two way player. In a couple work outs it was said his jump shot looked better than expected. And in videos it doesn't look broken, so there is hope.
Brown/Murry/Heild/Dunn/Bender a the next 3-7 picks. Any of them could be a good player in the league. Heild might be the one who is most NBA ready, Murry has the best shot of being an elite scorer, Bender, who knows, and Brown can be a Smart type wing defender, and if he gets a jump shot could be dangerous.
But I'm more trusting of Stevens scouting of players, and if Stevens said he'd fit in, I'm intrigued. by Brown now.