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Troy Brown Jr.
Troy Brown Jr. (2024)
Brown with the Detroit Pistons in 2024.
Free agent
Position: Small Forward / Power Forward
Personal information
Born: July 28, 1999 (1999-07-28) (age 25)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality: Flag of the United States American
Physical stats
Listed height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight: 215 lbs (98 kg)
National Basketball Association career
Debut: 2018 for the Washington Wizards
Career information
High school: Centennial
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College: Oregon (2017–2018)
NBA Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career: 2018–present (6 years)
Career history
20182019 Washington Wizards
2018–2019 Capital City Go–Go
20212022 Chicago Bulls
2022–2023 Los Angeles Lakers
2023–2024 Minnesota Timberwolves
2024 Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
  • McDonald's All-American (2017)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States United States
FIBA U17 World Championship
Olympic Gold Medal Gold 2016 Spain National Team
External Links
[troy_brown jr. profile] at NBA.com
stats @ basketball-reference

Troy Randall Brown Jr. (born July 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his senior year of high school, Brown was named a 2017 McDonald's All-American. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks.[1]

Early life[]

Brown's mother (track) and father (basketball) competed collegiately at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His sister, Jada, also played basketball at the University of Kansas.[2]

Recruiting[]

Brown Jr. was considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.[3][4] On November 7, 2016, he committed to playing with the Oregon Ducks. He was one of their top prospects going into his freshman season and continued to uphold this reputation all throughout his college career.

College career[]

Brown made his collegiate debut on November 10, 2017, recording 18 points in a win against Coppin State University. Three days later, he recorded 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists in a win over Prairie View A&M University. Brown would get his first double-double of the season by recording 12 points and 10 rebounds in a win against Colorado State University on December 8. Three days later, he would record a season-high 12 rebounds to go with 10 points in a win against Texas Southern University. On December 13, Brown recorded a near triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and a season-high 9 assists in a win over Portland State University. On New Year's Eve, he would record a season-high 21 points in a win against the University of Colorado. He would later match that season-high with points scored on February 18, 2018, in their win against the University of Washington. Because of his immediate success with Oregon, after the end of his freshman season, Brown declared entry for the 2018 NBA draft.[5]

In his lone season at Oregon, Brown averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[6]

Brown appeared in 35 games for the Ducks, averaging 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.2 minutes per game. Oregon’s leading rebounder, Brown was also second on the team in assists and he shot 44.4 percent from the field, 29.1 percent from three and 74.3 percent from the foul line.

Professional career[]

Washington Wizards (2018–2021)[]

On June 21, 2018, Brown was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2018 NBA draft. On July 5, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Wizards.[7] On October 24, Brown made his NBA debut, scoring four points in a 122–144 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[8] On March 31, 2019, he logged a season-high 24 points, alongside seven rebounds, in a 95–90 win over the Denver Nuggets.[9]

On December 23, 2019, Brown logged a career-high 26 points, alongside nine rebounds and seven assists, in a 121–115 win over the New York Knicks.[10] On January 4, 2020, he grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in a 128–114 win over the Denver Nuggets.[11]

Chicago Bulls (2021–2022)[]

On March 25, 2021, Brown was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade involving the Boston Celtics.[12]

On January 11, 2022, Brown recorded a career-high six steals, alongside seven points, seven rebounds and five assists, in a 133–87 win over the Detroit Pistons.[13] On April 10, he logged a season-high 17 points, alongside 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals, in a 124–120 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[14]

Los Angeles Lakers (2022–2023)[]

On July 1, 2022, Brown signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[15]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2023–2024)[]

On July 9, 2023, Brown signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[16]

Detroit Pistons (2024)[]

On February 7, 2024, Brown was traded, alongside Shake Milton and a 2030 second-round pick, in exchange for Monté Morris.[17] On June 29, he was waived by the Pistons.[18]

Other work[]

Brown debuted a Vlog entitled "Life Outside the NBA" on October 7, 2020, on the Basketballnews.com Network.[19] He is also a writer for the website covering various on and off the court topics.[20]

National team career[]

Brown won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.[21]

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  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Washington 52 10 14.0 .415 .319 .681 2.8 1.5 .4 .1 4.8
2019–20 Washington 69 22 25.8 .439 .341 .784 5.6 2.6 1.2 .1 10.4
2020–21 Washington 21 0 13.7 .371 .304 .667 2.9 .9 .1 .2 4.3
Chicago 13 0 18.2 .527 .333 .833 3.4 .8 .5 .2 5.5
2021–22 Chicago 66 7 16.0 .419 .353 .769 3.1 1.0 .5 .1 4.3
2022–23 L.A. Lakers 76 45 24.5 .430 .381 .872 4.1 1.3 .8 .2 7.1
2023–24 Minnesota 37 3 11.1 .441 .369 .864 1.9 .9 .2 .1 4.2
Detroit 22 12 18.9 .296 .281 .867 3.3 1.1 .7 .0 4.2
Career 356 99 19.0 .423 .351 .783 3.6 1.4 .7 .1 6.2

Play-in[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023 L.A. Lakers 1 0 17.0 .200 .000 4.0 2.0 2.0 .0 2.0
Career 1 0 17.0 .200 .000 4.0 2.0 2.0 .0 2.0

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Chicago 3 0 12.3 .294 .182 2.7 1.0 .7 .0 4.0
2023 L.A. Lakers 12 0 10.3 .357 .133 2.0 .9 .2 .1 1.8
Career 15 0 10.7 .333 .154 2.1 .9 .3 .1 2.3

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Oregon 35 35 31.2 .444 .291 .743 6.2 3.2 1.6 .2 11.3

References[]

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  2. "Troy Brown Jr". https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/b/brown-troy.aspx. 
  3. "Troy Brown, Washington Wizards, Point Guard". https://247sports.com/player/troy-brown-39065. 
  4. "Troy Brown Jr. – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles – ESPN". https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/186984/troy-brown-jr. 
  5. Troy Brown Jr. leaves Oregon Ducks early, declares for NBA draft OregonLive
  6. 247sports
  7. "Wizards Sign First-Rounder Troy Brown". June 25, 2018. https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2018/07/wizards-troy-brown-agree-to-rookie-deal.html. 
  8. "Stephen Curry scores 51 points with 11 3s as Warriors win". https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401070743. 
  9. "Wizards limit Nuggets to 28 2nd-half points in 95–90 win". https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401071822. 
  10. "BEAL SCORES 30, SHORT-HANDED WIZARDS HOLD OFF KNICKS 121–115". https://www.nba.com/game/0021900447. 
  11. "ISH SMITH SCORES CAREER-HIGH 32 POINTS, WIZARDS BEAT NUGGETS". https://www.nba.com/game/0021900528. 
  12. "BULLS COMPLETE THREE-TEAM TRADE WITH WIZARDS & CELTICS". NBA.com. March 25, 2021. https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-complete-three-team-trade-wizards-celtics. 
  13. "VUČEVIĆ, DEROZAN LIFT BULLS OVER PISTONS 133–87". https://www.nba.com/game/0022100415. 
  14. "BULLS BEAT WOLVES 124–120 BEHIND PATRICK WILLIAMS' 35 POINTS". https://www.nba.com/game/0022101224. 
  15. "Lakers Sign Troy Brown Jr., Damian Jones and Juan Toscano-Anderson". https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/lakers-sign-troy-brown-jr-damian-jones-and-juan-toscano-anderson-20220701. 
  16. "Timberwolves Sign Troy Brown Jr.". July 9, 2023. https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/timberwolves-sign-troy-brown-jr. 
  17. "DETROIT PISTONS ACQUIRE TROY BROWN JR. AND SHAKE MILTON FROM MINNESOTA". February 9, 2024. https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-acquire-troy-brown-jr-and-shake-milton-from-minnesota. 
  18. Kirschenbaum, Alex (June 29, 2024). "Pistons Waive Troy Brown Jr., Buddy Boeheim". https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/06/pistons-to-waive-troy-brown-jr.html. 
  19. "BasketballNews.com adds Troy Brown Jr. to staff, debuts vlog". Basketball News. https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-rumors-troy-brown-jr-washington-wizards-vlog-podcast-staff-hired-new-addition. 
  20. "Troy Brown Jr. Basketball News". Basketball News. https://www.basketballnews.com/news/authors/troy-brown-jr. 
  21. "Troy Brown Jr. | Detroit Pistons" (in en). https://www.nba.com/player/1628972/troy-brown-jr/. 

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