December 14, 2011
Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Kwame Brown
10-Year Veteran Averaged 7.9 Points And 6.8 Rebounds For Charlotte Bobcats Last Season

The Golden State Warriors have signed free agent center Kwame Brown the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released.

Brown, 29, played with the Charlotte Bobcats last season, appearing in 66 games (50 starts) and averaging 7.9 points and 6.8 rebounds in 26.0 minutes per contest, while shooting 51.7% (194-375 FG) from the field. In 50 starting assignments, the 6’11” center averaged 8.8 points and 7.6 rebounds. Highlights of his lone season with the Bobcats included a season-high 23 points and 10 rebounds at Miami on April 8, as well as 13 points and a season-high 18 rebounds at Sacramento on January 25. Overall, he grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 13 times and posted eight (8) double-doubles.

Originally selected by the Washington Wizards as the #1 overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft out of Glynn Academy (GA), Brown owns career averages of 7.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 22.5 minutes in 576 regular-season games over 10 seasons with the Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Bobcats. For his career, the Charleston, SC, native has shot 49.0% (1480-3011 FG) from the field and has topped 50.0% in each of the past six seasons.

Brown will wear uniform #54.

The Warriors now have 18 players under contract. Below is the Warriors updated training camp roster:

NO.
 PLAYER
POS
HT.
WT.
BORN
 PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY
YEARS
19
 Lou Amundson
F
6-9
225
12/7/82
 UNLV/USA
5
15
 Andris Biedrins
F/C
7-0
240
4/2/86
 Skonto Riga/Latvia
7
54
 Kwame Brown
C
6-11
270
3/10/82
 Glynn Academy (GA)/USA
10
30
 Stephen Curry
G
6-3
185
3/14/88
 Davidson/USA
2
8
 Monta Ellis
G
6-3
185
10/26/85
 Lanier HS (Jackson, MS)/USA
6
4
 Gary Flowers
F
6-8
214
4/22/86
 Southern Mississippi/USA
R
22
 Charles Jenkins
G
6-3
220
2/28/89
 Hofstra/USA
R
6
 Julian Khazzouh
F/C
6-10
240
2/23/86
 Sydney Kings/Israel
R
10
 David Lee
F/C
6-9
240
4/29/83
 Florida/USA
6
25
 Tommy Mitchell
G
6-3
180
9/25/82
 Siena/USA
R
2
 Tim Pickett
G
6-4
207
4/18/81
 Florida State/USA
R
44
 Tommy Smith
F
6-10
215
12/4/80
 Arizona State
R
11
 Klay Thompson
G
6-7
205
2/8/1990
 Washington State/USA
R
3
 Jeremy Tyler
F/C
6-10
260
6/21/1991
 Tokyo Apache/USA
R
23
 Edwin Ubiles
G/F
6-6
204
11/26/86
 Siena/USA
R
20
 Ekpe Udoh
F
6-10
245
5/20/87
 Baylor/USA
1
33
 Chris Wright
F
6-8
226
9/30/88
 Dayton/USA
R
1
 Dorell Wright
F/G
6-9
205
12/2/85
 South Kent Prep (South Kent, CT)/USA
7