• Kwame Brown
• #38
• Center

COMPARE PLAYERS

Historical Player Search

WATCH VIDEO

PRO CAREER:
Drafted: Selected out of high school by Washington in the first round (#1 overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. First high school player ever to be selected with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.

Transactions: Signed as free agent with Detroit (8/4/08)…Traded by Los Angeles to Memphis along with Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol, two future first round picks (2008, 2010) and cash considerations for Pau Gasol and a 2010 second round pick (2/1/08)…Traded by Washington with Laron Profit to the Los Angeles Lakers for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins (8/2/05).

Career Averages/Milestones: In 462 career NBA games has averages of 7.0 points on .487 (1,224- 2,512 FG) shooting with 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 22.8 minutes per game.

Year-By-Year Key Notes:
2007-08 (Los Angeles Lakers/Memphis):
Appeared in 38 games (15 starts) with the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies averaging 4.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18.8 minutes per game…Was traded by Los Angeles to Memphis (2/1) along with Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the rights to Marc Gasol, two future first round picks (2008, 2010) and cash considerations in exchange for Pau Gasol and a 2010 second round pick…Averaged 3.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 15 games (one start) for Memphis… Prior to joining the Grizzlies, averaged 5.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in 23 games (14 starts) with the Lakers… Scored 10-plus points four times (once with Memphis), including a season-high 11 points vs. New York (4/2)…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds three times, including a season-high 11 boards vs. Denver (1/21) and New York (1/29)…Recorded two double-doubles prior to joining Memphis [10 points/10 rebounds at Seattle (1/14) and 10 points/11 rebounds vs. New York (1/29)]…DNP-CD 20 times (all after trade to Memphis)…Was on the Inactive List 21 times due to injury with bursitis, right heel (11/6-11/9) and moderate left knee and left ankle sprains (11/20-12/25).

2006-07 (Los Angeles Lakers): Appeared in 41 games (28 starts) and averaged 8.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.20 blocks in 27.6 minutes per game…Led the team in rebounds 12 times and recorded four double-doubles…Scored a season-high 18 points with 12 rebounds and two blocks at Chicago (12/19)…Recorded season highs in rebounds (15), blocks (5) and minutes (45) vs. Charlotte (12/29)…Scored a playoff-career-high 19 points vs. Phoenix (4/26) in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

2005-06 (Los Angeles Lakers): Appeared in 72 games (49 starts) and averaged 7.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 27.5 minutes per game…Ranked 37th among league leaders in rebounding…Posted seven double-doubles and 11 double-figure rebound games…Recorded a season-high 21 points with 12 rebounds vs. Sacramento (3/22)…Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds vs. Golden State (4/11)…Averaged 12.9 points (.523 FG) and 6.6 rebounds in seven playoff games…Recorded playoff-career-highs in rebounds (11), assists (5) and blocks (3) vs. Phoenix (4/28).

2004-05 (Washington): Appeared in 42 games (14 starts) and averaged 7.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game…Missed 40 games and had two stints on the injured list with a broken bone in his right foot and a strained right ankle tendon…Scored in double-figures 11 times and tallied two double-doubles.

2003-04 (Washington): Appeared in 74 games (57 starts) and averaged career-highs in points (10.9) and rebounds (7.4)…Led the Wizards in rebounding…Scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds vs. Sacramento (3/17), his 18th double-double of the season…Scored 25 points vs. Indiana (1/24).

2002-03 (Washington): Played in a career-high 80 games (20 starts), averaging 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game…Scored in doublefigures 35 times and led the team in rebounding 11 times…Scored 20-plus points three times and grabbed 10-plus rebounds on seven occasions… Tallied a career-high six blocks vs. Boston (10/31).

2001-02 (Washington): Saw action in 57 games as a rookie, including three starts…Averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds…Scored in double-figures eight times and led the club in rebounds four times.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
Signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Florida before declaring for the 2001 NBA Draft…Selected as a member of the USA Today All-USA Basketball First Team…Named to the Parade Magazine First Team All-American…Named to the McDonald’s All-America Team…High School Player of the Year in the state of Georgia as a senior… Scored 1,539 career points…Averaged 20.1 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.8 blocks, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in senior season…Tallied 17 points, seven rebounds and a game-high five blocks in the 2001 McDonald’s All-American Game.