NBA professional small forward Anthony Brown began playing basketball when he was at Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., where as a junior he averaged 14.0 points and 6. 0 rebounds per game to win the MVP title.
After high school, Brown played college basketball at Stanford from 2010 to 2015. His NBA career began in 2015 after being selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as 34th overall in the draft. With the Lakers, he previously played for the NBA Development League’s Erie Bay Hawks, New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves and currently the Philadelphia 76ers.
Biography of Anthony Brown
He was born in Bellflower, California on October 10, 1992, Anthony LeJohn Brown portrays Quentin and Raquel Brown, but grew up in Fountain Valley. Anthony attended Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach, California and graduated in 2010.
He started his basketball career as a high school student and was so good at the game that he became the recipient of several awards as the CIF Southern Section league’s Most Valuable Player. The boy has also won the All-State Selection three times.
Scout.com considered him a four-star recruit and also ranked him the 41st best player in the nation, as well as the 7th small forward. After high school, he played for the Stanford Cardinal from 2010 to 2015.
Although his college career was plagued by many, Anthony Brown still had a solid career at Stanford averaging 10.8 points, 1.6 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per game. He led the team in assists. As a senior, he received honorable mention All-Pac-12 and was also a nominee for the Julius Erving Award for Small Forward of the Year.
NBA Draft
Brown began his NBA career in 2015 after the Los Angeles Lakers picked him 34th overall in the NBA draft. His first game with the team was against the Sacramento Kings where he scored 5 points off the bench.
During his first year with the Lakers, he was often sent to the D-League affiliate – Los Angeles D-Fenders. In October 2016, he was waived by the Lakers. About a week later, he was selected by the Erie BayHawks as the first overall in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft.
He only played three games for the team before signing a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. He played 9 games with the Pelicans, averaging 3.9 points and 2.5 rebounds. On December 12, 2016, he returned to Erie. In January 2017, he signed a contract with the Orlando Magic for a period of ten days and returned to the Hawke Erie Bay at the end of the ten days.
That same year, he was named to the East Conference All-Star Team for the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game. In August 2017, he signed a two-way contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves to split his time between the team and its G-League affiliate (Iowa Wolves). He became the first actor in franchise history to sign such a deal. In August 2018, he signed a new deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
How much is his salary?
According to spotrac.com, the deal between Anthony Brown and the 76ers is worth $1,567,007, for an annual salary of $1,567,007. Thus, his base salary for the 2018/19 season is $1,567,007.
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Height, weight and other facts
The talented player stands at a height of 2.01 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs 102 kg (224 lb).
Brown was part of the USA basketball team that represented the country at the FIBA Under-19 World Championships in 2011. The team finished 5th with a 7-2 record.
Anthony graduated with a degree in communications in May 2014 and an MA in media studies from Stanford University.
His father, Quentin Brown, introduced him to the game at an early age. The senior Brown was a Central Valley CIF Player of the Year. He played at UC Irvine from 1977 to 1981. Quentin coached at Los Alamitos but is currently Principal of Renaissance High School for the Arts located in Long Beach, California.
His mother, Raquel, has been a huge Lakers fan since the 1980s. She graduated from USC and UCLA Business School.
Coach Jim Harris had a huge influence on Anthony Marron. Sadly, he passed away during Brown’s second year at Standford and to honor him, Anthony had written a message on his shoes for his former coach.