Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1987)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American professional basketball player
A.K.A. Derrick Paul Brown
Is Athlete 
Basketball player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 8 September 1987, Oakland, Alameda County, California, U.S.A.
Age: 32 years
Stats
Height: 201
Weight: 102

Derrick Paul Brown (born September 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward position.

High school career

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 26 small forward and the No. 115 player in the nation in 2005.

College career

Brown played college basketball at Xavier University with Xavier Musketeers, from 2005 to 2009.

Professional career

Brown entered the 2009 NBA Draft, and was selected 40th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats.

On July 13, 2009, he was signed to a two-year contract by the Charlotte Bobcats. On February 24, 2011, Derrick Brown was waived by the Bobcats after a trade with the Thunder that sent Nazr Mohammed to the Thunder. The New York Knicks announced on March 1, 2011 that they had claimed Brown off waivers.

On December 9, 2011, he returned to the Bobcats with a one-year minimum deal.

On June 29, 2012, the Bobcats extended a qualifying to Brown, making him a restricted free agent. However, on July 18, 2012, the Bobcats withdrew the offer, making him an unrestricted free agent. On September 27, 2012, Brown signed with the San Antonio Spurs. However, he did not make the team’s final roster.

On October 31, 2012, Brown signed a three-year contract with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013.

On June 23, 2015, Brown signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Charlotte 57 0 9.4 .463 .286 .667 1.4 .3 .4 .2 3.3
2010–11 Charlotte 41 1 11.9 .549 .333 .532 2.0 .7 .4 .2 3.7
2010–11 New York 8 0 11.0 .667 .750 .538 1.9 .5 .5 .3 4.3
2011–12 Charlotte 65 17 22.2 .518 .250 .667 3.6 1.0 .7 .2 8.1
Career 171 18 14.9 .515 .317 .637 2.4 .7 .5 .2 5.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Charlotte 2 0 .5 1.000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Career 2 0 .5 1.000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

Career highs

  • Points: 21 @ Miami 04/13/12
  • Rebounds: 9 (2 times)
  • Assists: 7 vs. Boston 03/26/12
  • Steals: 4 @ Houston 03/14/12
  • Blocks: 2 (6 times)

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Lokomotiv 23 23 28.8 .568 .333 .714 4.5 1.7 1.4 .4 13.9 16.2
Career 23 23 28.8 .568 .333 .714 4.5 1.7 1.4 .4 13.9 16.2
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