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Lorenzo Brown
Brown with Tel Aviv in 2022
No. 2 – Panathinaikos
PositionPoint guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 33)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican / Spanish[2]
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeNC State (2010–2013)
NBA draft2013: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Philadelphia 76ers
2013–2014→Delaware 87ers
2014–2015Grand Rapids Drive
2015Minnesota Timberwolves
2015–2016Grand Rapids Drive
2016Phoenix Suns
2016–2017Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2017Grand Rapids Drive
2017–2019Toronto Raptors
2017–2018→Raptors 905
2019Guangzhou Loong Lions
2019–2020Crvena zvezda
2020–2021Fenerbahçe
2021–2022UNICS Kazan
2022–2024Maccabi Tel Aviv
2024–presentPanathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2022 Germany

Lorenzo Dontez Brown (born 26 August 1990) is a professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and spent several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the United States, he helped lead the Spanish national team to a EuroBasket title in 2022.

High school career[edit]

Brown initially attended Centennial High School in his native Roswell, Georgia (United States). He averaged 20.8 points as a senior and was named a fourth-team Parade All-American and the Georgia 5A player of the Year. When he graduated on 2009, he was the No. 36 nationally and the No. 7 shooting guard overall by Rivals.com. After he graduated, he attended the Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia.[3]

College career[edit]

Brown at NC State.

Brown, a 6'5" guard, played for NC State from 2010 to 2013. He started all three seasons and led the Wolfpack to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013. As a junior, Brown averaged 12.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in assists with 7.2 per game.[4] At the close of the season, Brown was named second team All-ACC.[5] During his college career Brown averaged 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 32.6 minutes per game.

After the 2012–13 season, Brown decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and declared for the 2013 NBA draft.[6]

Professional career[edit]

2013–14 season[edit]

Brown was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves[7] and subsequently joined the team for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 26, 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the Timberwolves.[8] However, he was waived by Timberwolves on October 25, 2013.[9]

On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor.[10] On November 20, 2013, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[11] He made his debut that same day, scoring 5 points with 58 seconds left in the 4th quarter.[12] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Delaware 87ers.[13] On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the 76ers.[14] On March 16, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.[15]

2014–15 season[edit]

On July 29, 2014, he signed with Reyer Venezia of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[16] On September 5, 2014, his contract was voided by Venezia after he failed physicals.[17] On September 25, 2014, he signed with the Detroit Pistons.[18] However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014.[19] On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[20] On November 15, he made his debut for the Drive in a 112–103 loss to the Bakersfield Jam, recording 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes.[21] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[22]

On January 28, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[23] Three days later, in just his third game for the Timberwolves, he was thrown into the starting line-up due to being the only healthy point guard on the team as Mo Williams and Zach LaVine were both out injured. He was forced to play all but five seconds of their 90–106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as he recorded 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 point.[24] He moved back to the bench the following game on February 2 with the return of Ricky Rubio from long-term injury. His playing time drastically decreased as he managed just 1:29 minutes of action in the 94–100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[25] On February 6, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Timberwolves.[26] On February 19, 2015, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season.[27] On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves.[28]

2015–16 season[edit]

On November 12, 2015, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[29] Two days later, he made his season debut in a 113–101 win over the Delaware 87ers, recording 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench.[30]

On January 8, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns.[31] He made his debut for the Suns four days later, recording 7 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a 116–97 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[32] On January 18, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns.[33] After his contract expired, the Suns decided to not retain him, making him a free agent. On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second straight All-Star nod.[34] On February 2, he was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[35]

On March 18, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons.[36][37] He later signed a second 10-day contract with the Pistons on March 28,[38] and then for the rest of the season on April 13.[39] Brown was waived by the Pistons on October 22, 2016 before playing in a game for them.[40]

2016–17 season[edit]

On November 4, 2016, Brown signed a deal with Russian team UNICS Kazan,[41] but his contract was voided on November 15 after failing a physical.[42] On December 8, 2016, he signed a contract with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association to replace the injured Cady Lalanne.[43] In 20 games, he averaged 24.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.[44]

On March 3, 2017, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 CBA season, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[45]

2017–18 season[edit]

Brown joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2017 NBA Summer League. He ultimately signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors. Under the terms of the deal, split time between the Raptors and their G League affiliate, the Raptors 905.[46] He also became the first player who previously had NBA experience to sign a two-way contract with an NBA team. He won the NBA G League Most Valuable Player Award for the season with Raptors 905.[47] Prior to the close of the season, Brown's contract was upgraded to a standard deal.[48]

2018–19 season[edit]

On July 20, 2018, the Raptors re-signed Brown.[49] In 26 games for the team during the 2018–19 season, Brown averaged 2.1 points per game in 8.2 minutes per game. On January 7, 2019, the Raptors waived Brown.[50]

On February 10, 2019, Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association was reported to have signed Brown.[51][52] Brown made his debut for the Loong Lions two days later, scoring 17 points with 2 rebounds and a steal in a 97–93 victory over the Beijing Ducks.[53] In eight games he averaged 25.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.8 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.[44]

Crvena zvezda[edit]

On August 3, 2019, KK Crvena zvezda announced that they had signed Brown.[54][55] He averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 84% from the free throw line.[44]

Fenerbahçe[edit]

On July 14, 2020, he signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[56] He averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 83% from the free throw line.[44] On June 17, 2021, Brown was released from the Turkish club.

UNICS Kazan[edit]

On July 23, 2021, Brown signed a one-year contract with UNICS.[57] He left the team in early 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, but returned later to finish the season.[58][59] He averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 85% from the free throw line.[44]

Maccabi Tel Aviv[edit]

On June 29, 2022, Brown signed a two-year deal with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[60] In 2022-23, he averaged 16.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, and shot 89% from the free throw line.[44]

In February, Brown signed a contract extension with Maccabi until the end of the 2025-26 season.[61]

Panathinaikos[edit]

On June 19, 2024, Brown agreed upon a three-year contract, worth 5.4 million euros (along with a 600.000€ buy-out compensation for Maccabi), with the reigning EuroLeague champions Panathinaikos. The deal was made official on June 25, 2024.

National team career[edit]

After being a naturalization target for Croatia,[62][63][64] Brown was granted Spanish citizenship in early July 2022 ahead of EuroBasket 2022.[65][66][67] Brown stated that the prospect of being coached at the Spain national team by Sergio Scariolo—whom he had previously collaborated with at the Toronto Raptors—was the deciding factor the player chose Spain.[63]

He represented Spain at EuroBasket 2022, winning gold in the final against France. He was subsequently named to the All-Tournament Team.

Career statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Philadelphia 26 0 8.6 .302 .100 .692 1.1 1.6 .5 .1 2.5
2014–15 Minnesota 29 7 18.9 .426 .214 .632 2.4 3.1 1.0 .2 4.2
2015–16 Phoenix 8 0 7.6 .320 .125 .750 .9 1.4 .4 .1 2.5
2017–18 Toronto 14 0 9.9 .412 .167 1.000 1.1 .9 .4 .0 2.3
2018–19 Toronto 26 0 8.2 .324 .214 1.000 1.2 1.1 .5 .2 2.1
Career 103 7 11.5 .364 .170 .707 1.5 1.8 .6 .1 2.8

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Toronto 4 0 7.3 .300 .400 .500 1.5 .5 .0 .3 2.3
Career 4 0 7.3 .300 .400 .500 1.5 .5 .0 .3 2.3

EuroLeague[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Crvena zvezda 27 27 25.3 .417 .288 .823 3.3 4.6 1.1 .4 12.3 13.0
2020–21 Fenerbahçe 37 12 23.0 .423 .327 .804 2.2 3.5 1.3 — 9.5 8.6
2021–22 UNICS 24 23 29.4 .488 .322 .857 3.4 6.1 1.5 .2 13.8 17.3
2022–23 Maccabi 35 35 31.6 .444 .353 .911 3.0 5.5 1.1 .1 16.4 16.1
2023–24 38 38 29.3 .415 .345 .859 2.8 6.1 1.0 .1 13.2 13.1
Career 161 135 27.7 .435 .334 .856 2.9 5.1 1.2 .1 13.0 13.3

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 NC State 31 26 28.8 .413 .298 .713 3.7 3.7 1.3 .4 9.3
2011–12 NC State 37 37 34.3 .450 .351 .729 4.5 6.3 1.8 .5 12.7
2012–13 NC State 33 32 34.2 .419 .263 .771 4.3 7.2 2.0 .6 12.4
Career 101 95 32.6 .429 .305 .741 4.2 5.8 1.7 .5 11.6

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