PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24: Appeared in 82 games (four starts) in his second year, averaging 7.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists on 46% shooting from the field … Finished with two double-doubles and two games with 3+ steals … Shot 69.4% from the free-throw line ... Led the team in blocks in 10 games and in steals in seven games … Recorded a career-high 25 points (11-19 FG, 3-5 3FG), nine rebounds, and three assists in 29 minutes at NOP on 11/17 … Posted 19 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and two steals in 25 minutes at MEM on 4/14, marking the first time a Nuggets reserve had 19+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists since Wilson Chandler in Nov 2016 … Posted another 10-rebound game to go with 12 points, one assist, and two steals in 23 minutes vs. WAS on 2/22 … Played a career-high 35 minutes, finishing with 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block at POR on 3/23.

NBA: NBA Champion (2023) ... Appeared in 158 games (10 starts) and holds career averages of 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 18 minutes and 67.2% from the free-throw line … Has finished 41 games with 10+ points and five games with 3+ steals

2024 Playoffs: Appeared in 12 games, averaging 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17 minutes per game … Played a career-high 28 minutes vs. MIN on 5/14 while finishing with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal, and two blocks … Scored 11 points (3-4 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, and one assist in 25 minutes vs. MIN in the game prior on 5/12 … 2023: Appeared in 19 games, averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 13 minutes in four series … Scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds, and collected one steal vs. MIA on 6/7 … Grabbed four steals along with five rebounds in 13 minutes vs. PHX on 4/29 ... Made his NBA Playoff debut on 4/16/23 vs. MIN, getting three points, three rebounds, and one block.

BEFORE NBA

College: Played three seasons at Kansas (2019-22), winning the 2022 NCAA National Championship … Played in 101 games (74 starts), averaging 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 28.5 minutes … 2x Big 12 Player of the Week … 2021-22 (Junior): Appeared in 40 games (39 starts), averaging a career-high 14.1 points, a career-high 6.5 rebounds and a career-high 2.8 assists in a career-high 34.3 minutes … Won the 2022 NCAA Championship … USBWA All-District Team (VI) … NABC All-District (8) Second Team … All-Big 12 Second Team … Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team … 2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in 30 games (all starts), averaging 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 31.1 minutes … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … 2019-20 (Freshman): Appeared in 31 games (five starts), averaging 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 18.4 minutes … Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Burlington, KS. … Parents are Lisa and Donny Braun … Has two brothers, Parker and Landon … Brother Parker played basketball for Missouri, Santa Clara, and Kansas … Father was a former walk-on at Kansas and later transferred to Saint Louis … Mother, formerly Lisa Sandbothe, was a three-time All-Big Eight Conference selection while at Missouri from 1987-91 … His uncle, Mike Sandbothe, played at Missouri from 1986-89, as did his aunt, Lori Sandbothe from 1988-90 … Enjoys playing golf and video games … Majored in communication studies.

Christian Braun