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Derrick Brown
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Brown with Crvena zvezda in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1987-09-08) September 8, 1987 (age 36)
Oakland, California, U.S.
High school Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton, Ohio)
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College Xavier (2005–2009)
NBA Draft 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Pro career 2009–2020
Career history
2009–2011 Charlotte Bobcats
2011 New York Knicks
2011–2012 Charlotte Bobcats
2012–2015 Lokomotiv Kuban
2015–2018 Anadolu Efes
2019–2020 Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
  • Turkish Cup (2018)
  • All-EuroCup First Team (2015)
  • All-EuroCup Second Team (2013)
  • 2× All-VTB United League First Team (2014, 2015)
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2009)

Derrick Paul Brown (born September 8, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward position.

High school career

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 26 small forward and the No. 115 player in the nation in 2005.

College career

Brown played college basketball at Xavier University with Xavier Musketeers, from 2005 to 2009.

Professional career

Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2012)

Brown entered the 2009 NBA draft, and was selected 40th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats.

On July 13, 2009, he was signed to a two-year contract by the Charlotte Bobcats. On February 24, 2011, Derrick Brown was waived by the Bobcats after a trade with the Thunder that sent Nazr Mohammed to the Thunder. The New York Knicks announced on March 1, 2011 that they had claimed Brown off waivers.

On December 9, 2011, he returned to the Bobcats with a one-year minimum deal. Over 65 games in 2011–12 NBA season, which was shortened to 66 games due to 2011 NBA lockout, Brown averaged career-high 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

On June 29, 2012, the Bobcats extended a qualifying to Brown, making him a restricted free agent. However, on July 18, 2012, the Bobcats withdrew the offer, making him an unrestricted free agent. On September 27, 2012, Brown signed with the San Antonio Spurs. However, he did not make the team's final roster.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2012–2015)

On October 31, 2012, Brown signed a three-year contract with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team in 2013. In 2013–14 season, he debuted in European top-tier EuroLeague. Over 23 EuroLeague games with Lokomotiv Kuban, he averaged 13.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Anadolu Efes (2015–2018)

On June 23, 2015, Brown signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes. On June 21, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Efes. In 2017–18 season, his third with the team, Brown's role and productivity decreased significantly. Over 19 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. After the season, he parted ways with the club and was inactive for the whole 2018–19 season.

Crvena zvezda (2019–2020)

On June 27, 2019, he signed a one-year deal with the Serbian club Crvena zvezda. He was waived on February 3, 2020.

Career statistics

Legend
  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Charlotte 57 0 9.4 .463 .286 .667 1.4 .3 .4 .2 3.3
2010–11 Charlotte 41 1 11.9 .549 .333 .532 2.0 .7 .4 .2 3.7
2010–11 New York 8 0 11.0 .667 .750 .538 1.9 .5 .5 .3 4.3
2011–12 Charlotte 65 17 22.2 .518 .250 .667 3.6 1.0 .7 .2 8.1
Career 171 18 14.9 .515 .317 .637 2.4 .7 .5 .2 5.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Charlotte 2 0 .5 1.000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Career 2 0 .5 1.000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 1.0

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Lokomotiv Kuban 23 23 28.8 .568 .333 .714 4.5 1.7 1.4 .4 13.9 16.2
2015–16 Anadolu Efes 24 6 23.2 .451 .256 .631 5.3 1.4 .5 .5 9.8 11.6
2016–17 35 35 29.3 .491 .293 .767 5.5 2.2 1.0 .5 12.3 15.3
2017–18 19 6 20.5 .400 .379 .850 2.3 1.6 .6 .2 7.2 5.6
Career 101 70 26.1 .488 .304 .725 4.6 1.8 .9 .4 11.1 12.8

See also

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