Kwame Brown

Kwame Brown (born the March 10th 1982 with Charleston, in South Carolina), is a player of Basket-ball evolving/moving with the Los Angeles Lakers. It evolves/moves at the station of interior, it measures 2m11 and weighs nearly 110 kilos.

Biography

Brown is regarded as one of the most impressive high-school pupils of her generation. It finishes its course with the Glynn Academy High School by beating the best performances of all times to the rebound (it in gobe 1.235) and with against (605), and finishes second better marker high-school pupil of all times… It is named in the McDonald's All-American TEAM of the year 2001, which brings together the best high-school pupils of the country. It is, at the exit of the college, a player courted by many universities.

Brown engages initially for the university of Florida, but finally a few weeks later candidate for the Draft NBA declares itself. The direction of the Washington Wizards is allured by the young man and uses its first choice of draft to select it, which is a first in the history of NBA: never a high-school pupil had been selected like first choice. Michael Jordan, member of the executive team of the club, hopes much in this choice.

The fact of being number one of the draft, to be chosen by one of the largest players of all times, put too much pressure on the shoulders of Brown. The season Rookie of Brown one of weakest is ever carried out by a first choice of draft. The media and even Jordan criticize the rookie, and in particular its lack of maturity. Michael Jordan, so disappointed by the performances of Brown and the team in general, leaves her position of president of the operations of basketball of the capital, to find the parquet floor. But that is not enough to qualify the team for the playoffs.

Kwame Brown finishes the season with 4,5 points and 3,5 rebounds per match. Since, this player is regarded as one of the largest bide of the draft.

Despite everything, the direction of the Washington Wizards always believes in their protected young person. During its second professional season Brown plays a little more, it is titular 20 match out of the 80 played. It doubles its time of play, but its slow progress its, it marks only 7.4 points and tears off only 5.3 rebounds per match. At the time of its third season, its progress continues, with 10.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per match. It carries out even a great match vis-a-vis the Sacramento Kings, by registering 30 points and taking 19 rebounds. But the future of Brown to Wizards seems compromised, during the summer the player refuses to prolong his 5 year old contract for 30 million Dollars. Brown states to want to test the market of the free players at the conclusion of the season 2004 - 2005, it carries out an end of promising season, showing the possibility for all qualities which one awaited from him.

Its fourth season is marked by a regression on the statistical level. During the season 2004-2005, it disputes only 42 matches, because of wounds, and marks only hardly 7 points of average. At the end of the season, virulent criticisms protest against him. It enters in conflict with its fellow-members and its trainer Eddie Jordan, moreover the local press adds oil on fire, and Kwame becomes the Turkish head of the fans.

The situation with the public is envenimée so much, that Gilbert Arenas, the leader All-Star of the club, records before the first match of the playoffs a video requiring of the fans not to hoot Brown at the time of her entry concerned. The fans will listen to Arenas, and Brown can play five short minutes in all quietude at the time of the first match. But a few days later, Brown dries a drive as well as the following match. Wizards then suspend Brown, who will not play any more of the playoffs.

Brown is restricted free agent at the conclusion of the season 2004-2005, it is dispatched then in Lakers in company of Laron Profit and in exchange of Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins, and is joined Kobe Bryant. Today (November 2007) one can say that this exchange was not a success for Lakers. Indeed the blossoming of Kwame Brown on which they misait still did not have mile, whereas Caron Butler became All Star at Wizards.

External bond

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