 Brown in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1968-11-29)November 29, 1968 (age 56) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bolles School(Jacksonville, Florida) |
| College | Jacksonville (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: 1st round, 19th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Boston Celtics |
| Playing career | 1990–2002 |
| Position | Point guard /shooting guard |
| Number | 7 |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1990–1998 | Boston Celtics |
| 1998–2000 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2000–2002 | Orlando Magic |
Coaching | |
| 2002 | Orlando Miracle |
| 2004 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| 2009–2011 | Springfield Armor |
| 2011–2013 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 6,758 (11.1 ppg) |
| Assists | 2,227 (3.7 apg) |
| Rebounds | 1,569 (2.6 rpg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
DeCovan Kadell"Dee" Brown (born November 29, 1968) is an American former professionalbasketball player who spent thirty years in the NBA, including twelve seasons as a player (1990–2002) in theNational Basketball Association (NBA), playing for theBoston Celtics,Toronto Raptors, andOrlando Magic, and as an executive with theOrlando Magic,Detroit Pistons,Sacramento Kings, and as Vice President of Holistic Player Performance with theLos Angeles Clippers. His daughterLexie Brown plays for theSeattle Storm of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
A 6-foot-0-inch (1.83 m) guard fromJacksonville University, Brown was selected by the Celtics with the 19th pick of the1990 NBA draft. He was a member of theNBA All-Rookie Team in his first year, when he played in all 82 games and averaged 8.7 points per game. One of the highlights of his career occurred in 1991, when he won the NBASlam Dunk Contest with a no lookslam dunk. He was a starter for Boston during the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons and posted his best scoring numbers, averaging more than 15 points per game each of those years. After seven and a half seasons with the Celtics, he was traded to the Raptors along withChauncey Billups in 1998.[1] Overall, during his career, he scored 6,758 total points.
In 2005, Brown won a one-year contract as a studio analyst forESPN as the winner of thereality showDream Job, defeating five other former NBA players.[2] He went on to host an ESPN show calledCity Slam.
In 2005, Brown established EDGE Basketball, LLC with himself as CEO. The outfit specializes in training players from middle school up to the professional ranks.
Brown has coached in theWomen's National Basketball Association, first as a head coach for theOrlando Miracle and then as the head coach for theSan Antonio Silver Stars.[3]
On July 29, 2009, Brown was named as the head coach of theSpringfield Armor, a team in theNBA Development League.[4] He also became the team's Director of Basketball Operations.[5] In two seasons as coach of the Armor, the team finished with records of 7–43 (.140) and 13–37 (.260), for a total of 20–80 (.200).
In September 2011, Brown announced that he would be joining theDetroit Pistons as an assistant underLawrence Frank.[6][7]
On July 9, 2013, Brown joined theSacramento Kings as an assistant coach and director of player development.[8][9]
He joined theLos Angeles Clippers for the 2016–17 season and is now the general manager of their NBA G League team.
As of January 2022,[update] Brown is the Director of university and Athletics Relations at his alma mater, Jacksonville University.
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