Brendan Todd Haywood (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NBA). He won an

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with the

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. Following his playing career, Haywood became a college basketball announcer for

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and a co-host/analyst on

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College career

As a senior at James B. Dudley High School in

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, Haywood won the Gatorade

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Basketball Player of the Year. He was named to the 1997

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. After graduation, Haywood enrolled at the

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for the 1997–98 season. Haywood was recruited by legendary Tar Heel basketball

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, but the coach retired shortly after Haywood's arrival on campus and turned the job over to his assistant,

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. Haywood backed up

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at the center position his freshman season, and was the most-used bench player after the six rotating starters (

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, and N'Diaye). That season, the Tar Heels advanced to the National Semifinals of the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Haywood moved into the starting lineup during his sophomore season, and the Tar Heels earned a #3 seed in the 1999 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the first round. The Tar Heels struggled again during the 1999–2000 season, but experienced a resurgence during the 2000 NCAA tournament, reaching the Final Four. The 2000–01 season was Haywood's last at UNC and the first for new head coach Matt Doherty. That season the Tar Heels earned a #2 seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the second round. At UNC, Haywood recorded the first

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in school history against the

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on December 4, 2000, with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks (which was also a UNC record). He also finished his college basketball career as the

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's all-time leader in field goal percentage (63.7%) and is the Tar Heels' all-time leader in blocked shots (304). During his senior year, Haywood was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd Team, and also was named 2nd Team All-America by the Sporting News.

NBA career

Washington Wizards (2001–2010)

Haywood was selected by the

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with the 20th overall pick in the

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. He was later traded to the

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in exchange for

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, who in turn traded him to the

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in exchange for

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and a first-round draft pick. After playing as the Wizards' starting center for the bulk of six years, Haywood began putting up career numbers in the 2007–08 season.

Dallas Mavericks (2010–2012)

On February 13, 2010, Haywood was traded to the

along with

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and

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for

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, Drew Gooden, James Singleton, and Quinton Ross. On July 9, 2010, Haywood re-signed with the Mavericks to a reported six-year, $55 million deal. The Mavericks went on to win the 2011 NBA championship. On July 12, 2012, Haywood was waived by the Mavericks under the league's

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Charlotte Bobcats (2012–2014)

On July 14, 2012, Haywood was claimed off waivers by the

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. He missed the entire 2013–14 season due to a stress fracture in his foot.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2015)

On July 12, 2014, Haywood was traded, along with the drafts right to

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, to the

in exchange for

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and cash considerations. Haywood's final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals on May 26, 2015. In that game, Cleveland completed a 4–0 sweep over the Atlanta Hawks, winning the game 118 – 88, with Haywood only playing for 2 minutes, missing his only jumpshot and recording no other stats. That 2 minutes was the only playing time Haywood saw during the 2015 Playoffs with the Cavs. Cleveland advanced to the

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, but eventually lost to the

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in six games. On July 27, 2015, Haywood was traded, along with Mike Miller and two future second-round draft picks, to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. However, the Blazers waived him three days later.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Broadcast career

After Haywood retired from the NBA, he became an analyst and a broadcaster for NBA TV. He also worked as an analyst for NBATV and TNT's coverage of the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haywood, Brendan 1979 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Greensboro, North Carolina Centers (basketball) Charlotte Bobcats players Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks Cleveland Cavaliers players Dallas Mavericks players McDonald's High School All-Americans North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Basketball players from New York City Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball Washington Wizards players Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople