Brian Skinner (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional

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player. A 6'9", 255 lb forward-

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from

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the ...

, Skinner was selected by the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...

in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the

1998 NBA draft The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, the Boston Celtics, and the To ...

. He played for the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers,

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

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, Phoenix Suns and

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in the NBA, as well as the Italian team Benetton Treviso. Between his stints for the Clippers and the Cavaliers, he was traded to the

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and the

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but never played a game for either team. He was traded from the 76ers to Sacramento in the deal that sent Kings superstar

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to Philadelphia. During his stint in Sacramento during the 2004–05 season, he had one of his best career years with a 7.4 points per game average on a 55.4 percent shooting while also grabbing 8.7 rebounds per game. He also recorded a career high of 1.7 blocks per game during that season. In early 2006, he was traded to the

, who then traded him in the 2006 off-season back to Milwaukee (along with

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and

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) for

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. For the 2006–07 season, Skinner averaged 4.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game. Skinner and the Phoenix Suns reached an agreement on a one-year deal in September 2007. On July 31, 2008, Skinner signed with the Clippers, his former team, and re-signed with Los Angeles again the following season. In 2010, he joined the Bucks for the third time. He was released on January 5, 2011. In January 2011 he signed with Benetton Treviso in

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.ARRIVA BRIAN SKINNER, CENTRO DI ESPERIENZA CON 12 ANNI DI CARRIERA NBA
In 2011, Skinner made the Memphis Grizzlies' roster after training camp, but he was waived on December 29, 2011.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, 65 , , 8 , , 17.0 , , .543 , , – , , .608 , , 4.3 , , .3 , , .4 , , .9 , , 3.4 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

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, 77 , , 9 , , 17.9 , , .550 , , – , , .602 , , 4.8 , , .2 , , .6 , , .7 , , 6.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...

, 56 , , 54 , , 28.2 , , .497 , , – , , .572 , , 7.3 , , .9 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 24 , , 0 , , 10.3 , , .386 , , .000 , , .294 , , 2.6 , , .2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

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, 25 , , 23 , , 27.8 , , .554 , , – , , .377 , , 8.7 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , 7.4 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

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, 38 , , 0 , , 11.3 , , .551 , , – , , .444 , , 2.7 , , .4 , , .3 , , .5 , , 2.3 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, 27 , , 5 , , 19.1 , , .484 , , – , , .517 , , 4.7 , , .5 , , .5 , , .9 , , 3.8 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 67 , , 44 , , 22.7 , , .490 , , – , , .582 , , 5.7 , , .9 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

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, 2 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , – , , – , , – , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...

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Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 2003 , align="left" ,

, 8 , , 0 , , 4.8 , , .167 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .8 , , .0 , , .0 , , .1 , , .8 , - , align="left" , 2004 , align="left" ,

, 5 , , 3 , , 18.8 , , .524 , , – , , .417 , , 4.4 , , .0 , , .2 , , .6 , , 5.4 , - , align="left" , 2005 , align="left" ,

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, 4 , , 1 , , 11.8 , , .500 , , – , , – , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 5.3 , , .500 , , – , , .500 , , .8 , , .0 , , .0 , , .8 , , 2.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 21 , , 4 , , 9.5 , , .462 , , .000 , , .542 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , .1 , , .5 , , 2.3

Notes

External links

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(Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Brian 1976 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Baylor Bears men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Cleveland Cavaliers players Los Angeles Clippers draft picks Los Angeles Clippers players Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Memphis Grizzlies players Milwaukee Bucks players People from Temple, Texas Philadelphia 76ers players Portland Trail Blazers players Phoenix Suns players Power forwards (basketball) Sacramento Kings players Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball