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| Born | (1992-12-11)December 11, 1992 (age 32) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Georgia) | |||||||||||
| College | Virginia (2011–2016) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 36th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Drafted by | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–2025 | |||||||||||
| Position | Point guard /shooting guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 7, 11, 13, 15 | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Washington Wizards | |||||||||||
| Career highlights | ||||||||||||
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| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Points | 7,077 (15.3 ppg) | |||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,917 (4.1 rpg) | |||||||||||
| Assists | 2,156 (4.7 apg) | |||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | ||||||||||||
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Malcolm Moses Brogdon (born December 11, 1992) is an American former professionalbasketball player who played in theNational Basketball Association for nine seasons. He playedcollege basketball for theVirginia Cavaliers underTony Bennett.
As a senior in2015–16, Brogdon was a consensus first-teamAll-American. He was also named theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in conference history to earn both honors in the same season.
Brogdon was selected in the second round of the2016 NBA draft by theMilwaukee Bucks with the 36th overall pick. He went on to win theNBA Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first second-round pick in the NBA to win the award since 1965. In 2019, Brogdon became the eighth player in NBA history to achieve a50–40–90 season. He also played for theIndiana Pacers,Boston Celtics,Portland Trail Blazers, andWashington Wizards. Brogdon was the 2023NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
Brogdon, a top 100 recruit, committed to Virginia over offers fromArkansas,Georgia, andNotre Dame.[1]
Brogdonredshirted hissophomore year after suffering a serious foot injury the prior season. He was known as one of the top contributors to the team's successful2013–14 and2014–15 seasons. In the 2013–14 season, Brogdon averaged 12.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. In 2014–15, he was named as a consensus second-teamAll-American, as well as the first-team All-ACC and ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.[2]
As a senior at Virginia in 2015–16, Brogdon was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for theNaismith Trophy,[3] and earned numerous prestigious awards, including ACC Player of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-American, and a finalist for the Naismith Award. Brogdon graduated from Virginia with aB.A. degree in history in 2015 and anM.P.P. degree in 2016.[4] His collegejersey number, 15, was retired on February 20, 2017.[5]
On June 23, 2016, Brogdon was selected by theMilwaukee Bucks with the 36th overall pick in the2016 NBA draft. On July 30, he signed with the Bucks.[6] Brogdon made his NBA debut in the Bucks' season opener on October 26, recording eight points and five assists in 21 minutes in a 107–96 loss to theCharlotte Hornets.[7] Six days later, he recorded 14 points and four steals in a 117–113 victory over theNew Orleans Pelicans.[8] On December 23, Brogdon made all seven of his shots for 17 points to go with seven assists in 29 minutes in a 123–96 victory over theWashington Wizards.[9] Eight days later, he recorded his first careertriple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in a 116–96 victory over theChicago Bulls.[10] On January 8, 2017, Brogdon scored a career-high 22 points in a 107–101 loss to the Washington Wizards.[11] On January 23, he had his second game of the season with four steals in a 127–114 victory over theHouston Rockets.[12] Two days later, Brogdon was named in the U.S. Team for the 2017Rising Stars Challenge.[13] On March 29, 2017, he recorded 16 points and nine assists in a 103–100 victory over theBoston Celtics. Brogdon had six key points and two assists in the final 2:46 to help Milwaukee fend off a late Boston rally.[14] To conclude his rookie season, Brogdon was named the2016–17NBA Rookie of the Year, along with being a unanimous selection to theNBA All-Rookie First Team.[15] Brogdon joinedKareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969–70) as the only players in Bucks history to win Rookie of the Year, and became the first player drafted in the second round to win Rookie of the Year since 1965.[16] Brogdon averaged both the fewest points per game and fewest minutes per game of any winner in the award's history.[17]
In the season-opener on October 18, 2017, Brogdon scored 19 points in a 108–100 victory over theBoston Celtics.[18] On November 3, he had a season-high 10 assists to go with 21 points against theDetroit Pistons. Four days later, Brogdon scored a season-high 22 points against theCleveland Cavaliers.[19] On January 22, 2018, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 109–105 victory over thePhoenix Suns.[20] It was the first 30-point game for a Virginia basketball alum sinceMike Scott in 2014 with theAtlanta Hawks.[21] On February 2, Brogdon was ruled out for six to eight weeks after suffering a partially torn left quadriceps tendon the previous night against theMinnesota Timberwolves.[22] On April 9, he returned to action following a 30-game absence. Brogdon scored two points and played 13 minutes, all in the first half, in the Bucks' 102–86 victory over theOrlando Magic.[23]
On November 28, 2018, Brogdon scored 24 points in 29 minutes on 6-for-6three-point field goal shooting in a 116–113 victory over theChicago Bulls.[24] On February 27, 2019, he scored 25 points, including 9-for-11 from the field, in a 141–140 overtime victory over theSacramento Kings.[25] Brogdon enjoyed the best shooting year of his career, and one of the most efficient in NBA history: Brogdon became just the eighth NBA player ever to achieve a50–40–90 season and led the league in free throw percentage (.928).[26][27][28] However, on March 16, he was ruled out indefinitely with aplantar fascia tear in his right foot.[29] Brogdon returned to action late in the second round of the playoffs.[30]
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On June 29, 2019, the Bucks extended a qualifying offer to Brogdon in order to make him arestricted free agent.[31] On July 6, Brogdon signed with theIndiana Pacers via asign-and-trade with theMilwaukee Bucks in exchange for future picks.[32] He signed a contract with the Pacers for $85.0 million over four years (average of $21.25 million per year).[33]
New to starting at thepoint guard position, Brogdon studied tape of former NBA All-StarIsiah Thomas in the off-season.[34] Brogdon had adouble-double in each of his first four games in a Pacers uniform.[35] After his first week with the Pacers, Brogdon led the NBA in assists[36] and become the first NBA player in history to tally at least 20 points and 10 assists in both of his first two games with a new team.[37] On October 26, 2019, Brogdon had 30 points (on 12-for-18 shooting) and 10 assists in a 110–99 loss to theCleveland Cavaliers.[38] On June 24, 2020, Brogdon announced that he tested positive for theCOVID-19 virus.[39]
On January 2, 2021, Brogdon scored 33 points with seven assists in a 106–102 loss to theNew York Knicks.[40] Two days later, he put up 21 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, three steals, and one block, alongside a game-winning layup, in a 118–116 overtime victory over theNew Orleans Pelicans.[41][42] On January 6, Brogdon scored a career-high 35 points, along with seven assists in a 114–107 victory over theHouston Rockets.[43][44] On January 25, he surpassed his career high with 36 points in the Pacers' 129–114 victory over theToronto Raptors.[45]
In his third season with the Pacers, Brogdon was asked to be more of a leader on and off the court.[46] He missed 41 games from December through April withAchilles pain.[47] Even with the significant time he missed, Brogdon led the team in scoring for the second straight year, while being second in assists per game.[48]
On July 9, 2022, Brogdon was traded to theBoston Celtics in exchange forAaron Nesmith,Daniel Theis,Nik Stauskas,Malik Fitts,Juwan Morgan, and a 2023 first-round draft pick.[28] Brogdon had been given the choice to be traded to the Celtics or theToronto Raptors.[49] For the first time in his career, Brogdon chose to accept a bench role as the Celtics'sixth man.[50] On October 18, he had 16 points off the bench in his debut for his new team in a 126–117 win over thePhiladelphia 76ers.[51] On January 14, 2023, Brogdon scored a season-high 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range against theCharlotte Hornets.[52] On April 20, he was named theNBA Sixth Man of the Year.[53] During the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, Brogdon played through an arm injury that was later revealed to be a partial tear of a tendon in his right elbow.[54]
On June 21, 2023, it was reported that Brogdon would be sent to theLos Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade involving theWashington Wizards. However, reports later that day stated that the trade had fallen through, largely due to the Clippers raising concerns about Brogdon's injury status.[55] In the following months, reports came out stating that Brogdon was unhappy with the Celtics due to his involvement in the failed trade. Celtics head coachJoe Mazzulla stated that the team was going through a "healing process" with Brogdon.[56]
On October 1, 2023, Brogdon, along withRobert Williams III and two future first-round draft picks, was traded to thePortland Trail Blazers in exchange forJrue Holiday.[57] On October 25, Brogdon made his Blazers debut, putting up 20 points in a 123–111 loss to theLos Angeles Clippers.[58]
On July 6, 2024, Brogdon, along with the 14th pick in the2024 NBA draft (Bub Carrington), a 2029 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks, were traded to theWashington Wizards in exchange forDeni Avdija.[59]
After signing with theNew York Knicks on a training camp deal, Brogdon ultimately decided to retire from basketball on October 15, 2025, which he announced throughESPN.[60]
Brogdon represented theUnited States national team[61] at the2015 Pan American Games,[62] where he won a bronze medal.[63]
| 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 |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Milwaukee | 75 | 28 | 26.4 | .457 | .404 | .865 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.2 |
| 2017–18 | Milwaukee | 48 | 20 | 29.9 | .485 | .385 | .882 | 3.3 | 3.2 | .9 | .3 | 13.0 |
| 2018–19 | Milwaukee | 64 | 64 | 28.6 | .505 | .426 | .928* | 4.5 | 3.2 | .7 | .2 | 15.6 |
| 2019–20 | Indiana | 54 | 54 | 30.9 | .438 | .326 | .892 | 4.9 | 7.1 | .6 | .2 | 16.5 |
| 2020–21 | Indiana | 56 | 56 | 34.5 | .453 | .388 | .864 | 5.3 | 5.9 | .9 | .3 | 21.2 |
| 2021–22 | Indiana | 36 | 36 | 33.5 | .448 | .312 | .856 | 5.1 | 5.9 | .8 | .4 | 19.1 |
| 2022–23 | Boston | 67 | 0 | 26.0 | .484 | .444 | .870 | 4.2 | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | 14.9 |
| 2023–24 | Portland | 39 | 25 | 28.7 | .440 | .412 | .819 | 3.8 | 5.5 | .7 | .2 | 15.7 |
| 2024–25 | Washington | 24 | 13 | 23.5 | .433 | .286 | .880 | 3.8 | 4.1 | .5 | .2 | 12.7 |
| Career | 463 | 296 | 29.1 | .463 | .388 | .874 | 4.1 | 4.7 | .8 | .2 | 15.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2017 | Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 30.5 | .400 | .476 | — | 4.3 | 3.5 | .5 | .3 | 9.0 |
| 2018 | Milwaukee | 7 | 5 | 26.6 | .436 | .263 | .800 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .1 | .0 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | Milwaukee | 7 | 2 | 28.3 | .449 | .378 | .636 | 4.9 | 3.4 | .7 | .1 | 13.0 |
| 2020 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | .400 | .375 | .893 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 21.5 |
| 2023 | Boston | 19 | 0 | 24.9 | .418 | .379 | .829 | 3.5 | 2.9 | .2 | .3 | 11.9 |
| Career | 43 | 17 | 27.9 | .421 | .378 | .821 | 3.9 | 3.7 | .4 | .2 | 12.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2011–12 | Virginia | 28 | 1 | 22.4 | .396 | .324 | .800 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 6.7 |
| 2013–14 | Virginia | 37 | 37 | 31.4 | .413 | .370 | .875 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .1 | 12.7 |
| 2014–15 | Virginia | 34 | 34 | 32.5 | .412 | .344 | .879 | 3.9 | 2.4 | .7 | .4 | 14.0 |
| 2015–16 | Virginia | 37 | 37 | 33.9 | .474 | .411 | .878 | 4.2 | 2.8 | .9 | .2 | 18.2 |
| Career | 136 | 109 | 30.6 | .430 | .365 | .876 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .9 | .2 | 13.3 | |
Brogdon's father,Mitchell Gino Brogdon Sr., is a lawyer and mediator best known as the host of the syndicated court showPersonal Injury Court. Dr. Jann Adams, Brogdon's mother, is the former chair ofMorehouse College's Psychology Department. She is now the associate dean of science and math. His parents divorced when he was 11. Both of Brogdon's brothers, Gino Jr and John are practicing attorneys.[64][65]
Brogdon is nicknamed"The President", due to his professional demeanor and master's degree in public policy from theBatten School of Leadership and Public Policy at theUniversity of Virginia.[66]
In 2018, Brogdon partnered with The Chris Long Foundation on their Hoops2O initiative, a program aimed at addressing the clean-water crisis, particularly in Africa.[67][68] As of May 2019, $274,200 had been raised for the cause.[69] Brogdon is a member of the "Starting Five", along withJoe Harris,Justin Anderson,Anthony Tolliver, andGarrett Temple, who initially made a goal to raise $225,000 through Hoops2O to fund five wells in East Africa by the end of the2018–19 season.[70] Brogdon traveled with Anderson and Harris toTanzania to witness the opening of the first well they funded in July 2019, and by November Hoops2O had raised nearly $400,000.[71][72] By February 2020, the program had funded the construction of ten wells in Tanzania andKenya, bringing water to over 52,000 citizens.[73] Brogdon founded his own nonprofit, The Brogdon Family Foundation, in 2020.[74]
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