kwame brown is out NBA since 2013 After 12 seasons in the league.
The former No. 1 overall draft pick was selected by the Washington Wizards. 2001 NBA DraftWith hopes of a turnaround for the struggling franchise.
Kwame Brown of the Los Angeles Lakers fights for the ball against Eton Thomas of the Wizards at the MCI Center on December 26, 2005 in Washington, DC.
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He didn’t pan out the way anyone expected, lasting just four years in Washington before being traded to the Browns. Los Angeles Lakers For Caron Butler and Chuckie Atkins in 2005.
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The trade followed a disappointing four years for Brown, who averaged only 7.7 points and 5.5 rebounds as a member of the Wizards.
He’s been labeled as one of the biggest blows in NBA history, but the now 40-year-old has no regrets about his career, saying he’d rather live in oblivion than as one of the NBA’s greats. likes to
“I think it was better. It’s better to be busted,” Brown said on “The Pivot”. podcast when asked If the “bust” label affected her social life.
Kwame Brown of the Wizards sits on the bench during a Seattle Sonics game at MCI Center on November 12, 2002 in Washington, DC.
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,lebron [James] I can’t do what I can. They take pictures wherever they go. I was a bust. No one takes pictures of me wherever I go.”
Brown said he is no longer concerned with how people call him as he focuses on life after basketball.
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When asked what the biggest pivot in her life has been, she said, “Not at all. For a while, when I was younger, I really cared about convincing people that I wasn’t this bust.” ”
Kwame Brown of the Wizards is defended by Antoine Walker of the Boston Celtics at the MCI Center on October 31, 2002 in Washington, DC.
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“I’m 40 years old. I don’t play basketball. I don’t care,” he continued. “I just want people to see the difference in how the media spins these narratives and destroys the names of these men.”
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Brown played two seasons with the Lakers after being traded from WashingtonEventually playing for five more teams before his final season in 2012–13.
Brown finished his career averaging 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds.