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| Title | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1966-03-22)March 22, 1966 (age 59) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1988: 1st round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard /shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 20, 22, 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Il Messaggero Roma | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Los Angeles Lakers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Indiana Pacers (associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Los Angeles Lakers (associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | NBA G League Ignite | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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As assistant coach:
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 6,547 (6.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,183 (3.4 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 3,918 (4.2 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com  | |||||||||||||||
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Brian Keith Shaw[1] (born March 22, 1966)[2] is an American professionalbasketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for theLos Angeles Clippers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He played bothguard positions, but was used primarily atpoint guard in his 14 seasons in the NBA. He won threeNBA championships playing with theLos Angeles Lakers.
Brian Keith Shaw was born on March 22, 1966, inOakland, California. Shaw grew up with other future basketball stars such asAntonio Davis andGary Payton, as well asDemetrius "Hook" Mitchell.[3] In his youth, he was a participant at theEast Oakland Youth Development Center, a local community organization where he played basketball. He attended Westlake Middle School and thenBishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, where he excelled in basketball.
Shaw attendedSt. Mary's College of California for his freshman and sophomore years of college, then transferred toUC Santa Barbara for his junior and senior seasons. In his senior year, he was named Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) player of the year as he led the Gauchos to their first-everNCAA tournament berth.
He was taken with the 24th overall pick by theBoston Celtics in the1988 NBA draft.
In 1988, Shaw signed a one-year contract with the Celtics. In 1989, Shaw signed a two-year contract to play with an Italian team,Il Messaggero Roma.
At the end of January 1990, Shaw signed a 5-year deal with the Celtics. In June of that year, Shaw told the Celtics he planned to play for Il Messaggero during the 1990–91 season. The ensuing contract dispute, Boston Celtics v. Brian Shaw,[4] which Shaw lost,[5] became a relatively famous sports law case and is read in many law school contracts classes.[6] Upon returning to the NBA, Shaw played only two seasons with Boston.
In 1992, Shaw was traded to theMiami Heat forSherman Douglas.
In 1994, Shaw signed as a free agent with theOrlando Magic.
Three years later, Shaw was traded to theGolden State Warriors as part of a package forMark Price.
In 1998, after Shaw became disgruntled with his role with the Warriors, he was traded alongsideJoe Smith to thePhiladelphia 76ers forJim Jackson andClarence Weatherspoon.
During the lockout-shortened 1998–1999 season, Shaw signed a ten-day contract with thePortland Trail Blazers in April, and signed a rest-of-season contract afterwards. During the 1999 offseason, the Blazers resigned Shaw to be traded alongsideEd Gray,Walt Williams,Carlos Rogers,Stacey Augmon, andKelvin Cato to theHouston Rockets forScottie Pippen. The Rockets subsequently waived Shaw.
Shaw then signed with theLos Angeles Lakers. He was a member of four squads that madeNBA Finals appearances: in1995 with the Magic and in2000,2001, and2002 with Lakers (winning three NBA championships with the Lakers).
He also played for theUS national team in the1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.[7] In the final between the United States and Soviet Union, Shaw hit a key three-pointer in the closing seconds. The American team won the game by two points.
Shaw joined theLos Angeles Lakers in 1999, reuniting with former Orlando teammateShaquille O'Neal. He served as a backup to All-Star shooting guardKobe Bryant throughout the season and playoffs as the Lakers had the league's best record winning 67 games. Shaw played in all 22 of the Lakers' playoff games as they advanced past theSacramento Kings and thePhoenix Suns before facing thePortland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers took a 3–1 lead in the series before the Trail Blazers won games 5 and 6 to tie the series at three games apiece. In game 7, the Trail Blazers lead 75–60 in the fourth quarter. The Blazers shot 5 for 23 in the final quarter as the Lakers made a comeback bolstered by two clutch three-point baskets by Shaw. The Lakers won the game and made the NBA Finals to face theIndiana Pacers. Shaw started in game 3 in place of the injured Bryant, and then played critical minutes in the Lakers overtime win in game 4. The Lakers won the series 4–2, and Shaw won his first NBA championship.
Shaw continued to back up Bryant in the 2000–01 season, but started a total of 28 games. He once again played a key role for the Lakers as they steamrolled through the playoffs and defeated thePhiladelphia 76ers 4–1 in the2001 NBA Finals. The Lakers won a third title in the 2001–02 season before losing in the Western Conference Semifinals to theSan Antonio Spurs in the 2002–03 season, and Shaw then retired following the season.
Shaw retired following the2002–03 season. He worked for the Lakers as an Oakland-based scout during the2003–04 season. He was appointed assistant coach of the Lakers underPhil Jackson during the2004–05 season. During his first stint with the Lakers, he worked with legendsKobe Bryant,Shaquille O'Neal,Karl Malone,Pau Gasol,Gary Payton,Lamar Odom, while the team won the2009 and2010 NBA Finals but came up short in2004 and2008. He was considered for the Lakers head coaching job followingPhil Jackson's retirement, but was ultimately passed over in favor ofMike Brown.
Shaw left the Lakers to join theIndiana Pacers as an assistant coach underFrank Vogel during the2011–12 season. He was later promoted to associate head coach in2012–13 season where the team lost game seven in theEastern Conference Finals against theMiami HeatBig Three. The team experienced success under Shaw with a new core ofPaul George,David West,Danny Granger, andRoy Hibbert. Shaw was a highly respected assistant coach by other NBA coaches as well as the media, leading to head coaching opportunities.[8]
After spending two years on the Pacers' bench, on June 25, 2013, Shaw was announced as the head coach of theDenver Nuggets, replacing former coachGeorge Karl.[9]
Shaw would make his head coaching debut on October 30, 2013, falling on the road to theSacramento Kings 90–88 behind a 30-point, 14-rebound performance from star centerDeMarcus Cousins.[10] Despite their 1–0 start, Sacramento would lose their following five games to fall to 1–5, while Denver would begin the season 0–3 before defeating theAtlanta Hawks at home 109–107 on November 7 for Shaw’s first win as a head coach.[11] In the two-game season series with the two-time defending champion and eventual Eastern Conference championMiami Heat, each game would be competitive with the road team winning both games, the Heat winning in Denver 97–94 on December 30 and the Nuggets winning in Miami 111–107 on March 14, 2014.[12][13]
The Denver Nuggets would finish their2013-14 season with a record of 36–46, missing the postseason for the first timein eleven years.
On March 3, 2015, he was fired by the Nuggets after compiling a record of 56–85 (.397) in just under two seasons, later being replaced byMichael Malone.[14] Players Shaw coached includeAndre Miller,Evan Fournier,Ty Lawson,Arron Afflalo,JaVale McGee, andTimofey Mozgov.
In July 2016, Shaw returned to the Los Angeles Lakers as the team's newest associate head coach under new head coachLuke Walton's coaching staff.[15] The Lakers developed young starsJulius Randle,Brandon Ingram,Kyle Kuzma,Lonzo Ball,Jordan Clarkson,Josh Hart, andAlex Caruso before the arrival ofLeBron James in2018–19. With the arrival of James, the Lakers later acquiredAnthony Davis and hired a new coaching staff led by former Pacers coachFrank Vogel who would eventually win the2020 NBA Finals.
On June 10, 2020, Shaw was named as the inaugural head coach of theNBA G League Ignite.[16] He led the team to an 8–8 record and a playoff berth but stepped down from the role after the season followingJalen Green,Jonathan Kuminga, andIsaiah Todd all being selected in the2021 NBA draft.[17]
On September 24, 2021, Shaw was announced as an assistant coach for theLos Angeles Clippers underTyronn Lue.[18] On the Clippers, Shaw notably coached superstarsKawhi Leonard,James Harden,Russell Westbrook, and reunited with former Pacers starPaul George.
On June 26, 1993, both of Shaw's parents and his sister were killed in a car accident in Nevada.[19] His sister's daughter survived the crash and Shaw, with help from his aunt, helped raise her.[20]
Shaw reportedly datedMadonna when he played for the Miami Heat.[21][22][23] Shaw has three children with his wife, Nikki Shaw, who is a professionalchef.[24] They met when he was signed as a free agent by the Orlando Magic in 1994 and they married in 1998.[25][26]
While a member of the Heat, on April 8, 1993, Shaw hit a then-NBA record tenthree-point field goals (out of 15 attempts) against theMilwaukee Bucks at theBradley Center, finishing with 32 points. Starting in 1994, he was one-half of the popular "Shaw-Shaq Redemption" (named afterThe Shawshank Redemption), analley-oop from Shaw toShaquille O'Neal that was popular with fans in both Orlando and Los Angeles (Shaw and O'Neal were also Laker teammates). In an interview withThe Miami Herald in 2007, O'Neal claimed that the teammate he had most respected in his career was Shaw.[27]
OnNBA All-Star Weekend in 2000, held inOakland, Shaw received a key to the City of Oakland along with his fellow Oakland nativesJason Kidd andGary Payton.
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship | * | Led the league |
Source[2]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Boston | 82* | 54 | 28.1 | .433 | .000 | .826 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 8.6 |
| 1990–91 | Boston | 79 | 79 | 35.1 | .469 | .111 | .819 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 1.3 | .4 | 13.8 |
| 1991–92 | Boston | 17 | 3 | 25.6 | .427 | .000 | .875 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .7 | .6 | 10.3 |
| 1991–92 | Miami | 46 | 23 | 21.5 | .398 | .313 | .725 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 7.0 |
| 1992–93 | Miami | 68 | 45 | 23.6 | .393 | .331 | .782 | 3.8 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | 7.3 |
| 1993–94 | Miami | 77 | 52 | 26.5 | .417 | .338 | .719 | 4.5 | 5.0 | .9 | .3 | 9.0 |
| 1994–95 | Orlando | 78 | 9 | 23.5 | .389 | .261 | .737 | 3.1 | 5.2 | .9 | .2 | 6.4 |
| 1995–96 | Orlando | 75 | 1 | 22.4 | .374 | .285 | .798 | 3.0 | 4.5 | .8 | .1 | 6.6 |
| 1996–97 | Orlando | 77 | 31 | 24.2 | .366 | .325 | .793 | 2.5 | 4.1 | .9 | .3 | 7.2 |
| 1997–98 | Golden State | 39 | 32 | 26.4 | .336 | .313 | .727 | 3.9 | 4.4 | .9 | .4 | 6.4 |
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia | 20 | 2 | 25.1 | .367 | .250 | .632 | 3.2 | 4.4 | .7 | .2 | 6.1 |
| 1998–99 | Portland | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 1999–00† | L.A. Lakers | 74 | 2 | 16.9 | .382 | .310 | .759 | 2.9 | 2.7 | .5 | .2 | 4.1 |
| 2000–01† | L.A. Lakers | 80 | 28 | 22.9 | .399 | .311 | .797 | 3.8 | 3.2 | .6 | .3 | 5.3 |
| 2001–02† | L.A. Lakers | 58 | 0 | 10.9 | .353 | .330 | .692 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | 2.9 |
| 2002–03 | L.A. Lakers | 72 | 0 | 12.5 | .387 | .349 | .667 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 3.5 |
| Career | 943 | 361 | 23.0 | .403 | .304 | .782 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .8 | .3 | 6.9 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Boston | 3 | 3 | 41.3 | .512 | .000 | .778 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 17.0 |
| 1991 | Boston | 11 | 11 | 28.7 | .470 | .333 | .867 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .9 | .1 | 11.0 |
| 1992 | Miami | 3 | 3 | 28.3 | .467 | .600 | .625 | 4.3 | 4.0 | .7 | .0 | 12.0 |
| 1994 | Miami | 5 | 5 | 22.4 | .390 | .000 | .583 | 4.0 | 1.8 | .8 | .2 | 7.8 |
| 1995 | Orlando | 21 | 0 | 16.9 | .390 | .386 | .625 | 3.0 | 3.1 | .5 | .2 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | Orlando | 10 | 0 | 21.7 | .346 | .364 | .750 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .5 | .0 | 4.7 |
| 1997 | Orlando | 5 | 4 | 16.4 | .158 | .333 | .500 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 |
| 2000† | L.A. Lakers | 22 | 1 | 18.5 | .421 | .333 | .813 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .5 | .2 | 5.4 |
| 2001† | L.A. Lakers | 16 | 0 | 18.1 | .375 | .345 | .667 | 3.4 | 2.7 | .6 | .1 | 4.4 |
| 2002† | L.A. Lakers | 19 | 0 | 12.5 | .333 | .281 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .3 | .3 | 2.9 |
| 2003 | L.A. Lakers | 12 | 1 | 17.9 | .306 | .231 | .667 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .3 | .4 | 3.2 |
| Career | 127 | 28 | 19.2 | .395 | .318 | .725 | 2.8 | 3.0 | .5 | .2 | 5.7 | |
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 2013–14 | 82 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 4th in Northwest | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Denver | 2014–15 | 59 | 20 | 39 | .339 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 141 | 56 | 85 | .397 | — | — | — | — | |||
She was with Brian Shaw when he played for the Miami Heat. She could say she made Brian Shaw. She gave him an identity. I didn't need that. She told me Brian Shaw went around flaunting it, that he loved it. I told her, I ain't Brain Shaw.
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