Devin LaVell Brown (born December 30, 1978) is an American former professional

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who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Brown won an NBA championship as a member of the

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Early life

Brown was born in

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, and raised in

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. He played organized basketball at South San Antonio West Campus High School, a school on the south side of San Antonio, where he became the all-time high school scorer in greater San Antonio.

College career

Brown played four seasons at the

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. He is the all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,922 career points. His collegiate averages were 18.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.75 steals in 32.0 minutes. In addition to that, Brown was the first player in UTSA school history to record a

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— a 33-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist performance — which he did on February 17, 2001 against the

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. Brown was named

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Freshman of the Year in 1998–99 and named First Team All-Southland Conference three times. His was the first Roadrunner to have his number retired by UTSA.

Professional career

Early years

Brown was not selected in the 2002 NBA Draft. He was, however, the 6th overall pick in the CBA Draft by the

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and the 18th overall pick in the

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Draft by the

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/ref> He was also drafted 2nd overall by

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in 2002

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Draft. Brown began his professional career with the Cagerz in 2002. During his rookie year, he averaged 17.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and won the USBL Rookie of the Year.Hornets Swarm into Salina
/ref> The following year Brown received an invite to the

' training camp. He was cut before the season started but then re-signed in November 2002 for two weeks during which he played in seven games. Also in November 2002, Brown was drafted with the second overall pick of the then-named

draft by the

. He played 44 games for the Patriots and was named the 2003 NBDL Most Valuable Player as well as the 2003 NBDL Rookie of the Year. He averaged 16.9 points on 50% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and two assists in 24.7 minutes.

Denver Nuggets (2002–2003)

Brown earned a ten-day contract with the

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in April 2003, appearing in three games with two starts.

San Antonio Spurs (2003–2005)

After playing for the Spurs 2003 Summer League team, Brown signed with the team for the third time. Brown appeared in 58 games for the Spurs in 2003–04, logging major minutes as the season progressed and played a major role in the

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. In game six of the Western Conference Semifinals against the

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, Brown scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and three assists in a playoff-career-high 28 minutes. Brown established career highs in all categories in the 2004–05 season while playing for the Spurs. In 67 games played, he averaged 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds. With Brown, the Spurs won their third NBA Championship in June 2005. In the Finals, Brown saw the most game time in Game 4 with 20 minutes, but the Spurs lost that game to the

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102–71. Brown scored 8 points on 2 for 8 field goal shooting and 1 for 3 free throw attempts and had three rebounds and two assists.

Utah Jazz (2005–2006)

On September 9, 2005, as a restricted free agent, Brown signed a two-year offer sheet with the

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. The Spurs had the right to match the offer sheet but did not do so. During the 2005–2006 season, Brown played in 81 games for the Jazz (starting 14) and he averaged 7.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. On February 13, 2006, he scored a career high 25 points in a game against the

Golden State Warriors (2006)

On July 12, 2006, the Jazz traded Brown, along with

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and

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, to the

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for veteran guard

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, but he was waived during training camp.

New Orleans Hornets (2006–2007)

On December 22, 2006, he signed with the

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to help fill in gaps left by injuries to the team's major players. Brown played in 58 games for the Hornets (starting 49 of them), and averaged a career-high 11.6 points per game with and 4.3 rebounds. On April 10, 2007, Brown tied his career high by putting up 25 points against the

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Cleveland Cavaliers (2007–2008)

On September 29, 2007, he signed a one-year deal with the

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. Brown played in 78 regular season games as a Cavalier (starting 20). He averaged 7.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists, scoring a season-high 20 points against the

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on November 9, and was three assists away from a

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against the

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on February 22, 2008. On April 2, he tied his season-high against the

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. He also had 5 rebounds and 8 assist as a starter in that game. Brown scored double digit points on 19 occasions and rebounds twice.

Return to New Orleans Hornets (2008–2010)

On August 22, 2008, he signed a two-year contract with the New Orleans Hornets.

Chicago Bulls (2010)

On January 25, 2010, Devin Brown was traded to the

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for

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Asseco Prokom (2011)

In September 2011, Brown signed with Asseco Prokom in

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. He was released by Asseco Prokom in October 2011.Asseco Prokom Gdynia released Devin Brown
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Honors, rankings and milestones

2002 USBL Rookie of the Year 2003 NBDL Rookie of the Year 2003 NBDL Most Valuable Player On April 14, 2007, Brown scored his 2,000th NBA career point in a game against the

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. On April 27, 2007, Brown had his number 14 retired by the

of the

. On March 6, 2008, Brown had his 500th NBA career assist in a game against the

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. On March 21, he scored his 2,500th NBA career point in a game against the

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, grabbing his 1,000th NBA career rebound against the

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nine days later.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Notes

External links

Brown's official site
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