P. J. Brown

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P. J. Brown
New Orleans Hornets[a]
2006–2007Chicago Bulls
2008Boston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
9,870 (9.1 ppg)
Rebounds8,409 (7.7 rpg)
Blocks1,116 (1.0 bpg)
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Collier "P. J." Brown Jr. (born October 14, 1969) is an American former professional

New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics
. Brown retired from the NBA after winning an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008.

College

Brown played four years at

points and 8.4 rebounds per game in 121 contests. He left Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs' second all-time leader in blocks
with 241, and fifth in rebounds with 1,017.

NBA career

New Jersey Nets (1993–1996)

Brown was selected out of Louisiana Tech University with the 29th overall pick in the second round of the 1992 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. However, he elected to play in the 1992–93 HEBA A1 season in his first year out of college and averaged 17.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game for Panionios B.C.

In his first three seasons in the NBA, from

NBA All-Star Weekend
.

In addition to increasing his playing time Brown also increased his scoring average each year, and in the 1996 season he would average a then career high 11.3 points with 6.9 rebounds a game. The Nets however did not reach the post-season in both his second and third year with the team. In the 1996 off-season he would sign as a free agent with the Miami Heat.[3]

Miami Heat (1996–2000)

Miami had made the playoffs the previous year led by all-star center

NBA All-Defensive Second Team as the Heat won a franchise best 61 games and the Atlantic Division Title. Brown's defense and rebounding helped the Heat advance in the playoffs, as they defeated the Orlando Magic in the first round in 5 games and New York Knicks in a grueling 7 games series. He came up big in the crucial games of the playoffs, scoring 12 points with 14 rebounds in the deciding game against Orlando and 18 points with 12 rebounds in a game 5 win at home against the Knicks. In that game, Brown was attempting to establish rebounding position with Knicks point guard Charlie Ward before lifting and flipping him onto a row of photographers along the baseline, leading to a brawl between the teams. This would result in Brown being suspended for the last two games of the series, along with players from the New York bench who intervened. Despite overcoming New York, the team could not overcome the defending champion Chicago Bulls
, who defeated Miami in 5 games in the franchise's first trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Brown averaged 9.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in the playoffs.

Starting in all 74 games in which he appeared, Brown posted nearly identical production in the 1997–98 season as the Heat once again entered the playoffs but came up short in a five-game first round loss against New York .

In the lockout shortened 1998–99 season, Brown was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the second time in his career and averaged a career high 11.4 points a game. The Heat once again won the Atlantic Division but also were once again defeated in a stunning first round series in 5 games to the eighth-seeded Knicks. Brown's role continued in the 1999–2000 season, and the Heat would win in the first round against the Detroit Pistons before facing the Knicks for the fourth straight year. Once again, the Heat would fall to their New York rivals in another long and grueling 7 game series.

Charlotte / New Orleans Hornets (2000–2006)

On August 1, 2000, Brown, alongside

points per game in 240 regular season games from 2002 to 2005
.

During the 2002–03 season, he received the NBA Community Assist Award for the month of September and was again chosen as the Central Division recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, for the second consecutive time. In 2003–04, he was yet again chosen as the Central Division NBA Sportsmanship Award recipient, for the third consecutive season, this time capturing the 2004 NBA Sportsmanship Award.

Prior to the

NBA history
to have 8,000 points, 7,000 rebounds, 1,000 assists and 1,000 blocks.

Chicago Bulls (2006–2007)

On July 13, 2006, Brown was traded by the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets along with J. R. Smith to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Tyson Chandler.[6] He played well as a veteran with the young team, starting the majority of his games, though he scored in meager proportions, and only averaged a career-low of 20.2 minutes per game.

Retirement thoughts

After the 2006–07 season, Brown did not re-sign with the Bulls and rejected offers from several teams interested in his services, citing he might have been done with his career.[citation needed] He went into semi-retirement while contemplating a possible return, lasting considerably into the 2007–08 season.[7][8]

Boston Celtics (2008)

On February 27, 2008, after resting for most of the

NBA All-Star Weekend.[10] The San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Hornets were interested in his services, but he chose the Celtics instead.[11] He made his debut against the Chicago Bulls
, his former team, on March 7, 2008.

Brown had an unexpected breakout performance which took place in Game 7 of the

points and pulled down 6 rebounds, hitting all of his four shots and making key contributions in the fourth quarter. He hit a key shot with less than two minutes left in the game as the Celtics went on to win the game 97–92.[12] After the game, he told reporters: "That shot, hey, probably I would say the biggest shot of my career".[13] He also had a strong performance in Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on June 5, 2008, playing increased minutes in the first Finals game of his 15-year career en route to a Celtics victory.[14] He retired at the end of that season with a championship.[15]

NBA 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
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 New Jersey 79 54 24.7 .415 .167 .757 6.2 1.2 .9 1.2 5.7
1994–95 New Jersey 80 63 30.8 .446 .167 .671 6.1 1.7 .9 1.7 8.1
1995–96 New Jersey 81 81 36.3 .444 .200 .770 6.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 11.3
1996–97 Miami 80 71 32.4 .457 .000 .732 8.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 9.5
1997–98 Miami 74 74 31.9 .471 — .766 8.6 1.4 .9 1.3 9.6
1998–99 Miami 50* 50* 32.2 .480 — .774 6.9 1.3 .9 1.0 11.4
1999–2000 Miami 80 80 28.8 .480 .000 .755 7.5 1.8 .8 .8 9.6
2000–01 Charlotte 80 79 35.1 .444 .000 .852 9.3 1.6 1.0 1.2 8.5
2001–02 Charlotte 80 80 32.0 .474 — .858 9.8 1.3 .7 1.0 8.4
2002–03 New Orleans 78 78 33.4 .531 .000 .836 9.0 1.9 .9 1.0 10.7
2003–04 New Orleans 80 80 34.4 .476 .000 .854 8.6 1.9 1.0 .9 10.5
2004–05 New Orleans 82 78 34.4 .446 — .864 9.0 2.2 .9 .6 10.8
2005–06 New Orleans/OKC 75 73 31.7 .461 — .827 7.3 1.2 .6 .7 9.0
2006–07 Chicago 72 49 20.2 .407 .000 .787 4.8 .7 .3 .7 6.1
2007–08† Boston 18 0 11.6 .341 .000 .688 3.8 .6 .3 .4 2.2
Career 1,089 990 31.1 .460 .136 .794 7.7 1.5 .8 1.0 9.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994 New Jersey 4 1 14.0 .222 — 1.000 2.0 .8 .0 .5 3.0
1997 Miami 15 15 30.1 .408 — .717 8.6 .7 .6 1.3 8.1
1998 Miami 5 5 38.0 .514 — .364 8.8 .8 1.4 .6 9.2
1999 Miami 5 5 28.8 .467 .000 .900 6.2 1.0 .4 .4 10.2
2000 Miami 10 10 30.8 .427 — .833 8.2 1.1 .8 .4 7.5
2001 Charlotte 10 10 38.5 .418 — .828 10.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 8.0
2002 Charlotte 9 9 36.8 .427 — .757 9.6 1.6 .7 1.3 10.2
2003 New Orleans 6 6 32.2 .477 — .760 7.7 1.0 1.2 .5 10.2
2004 New Orleans 7 7 36.6 .366 — .909 9.7 2.1 .4 1.6 8.9
2007 Chicago 10 10 22.8 .493 — .739 4.7 1.2 .8 .2 8.3
2008† Boston 25 0 13.6 .464 .000 .840 2.4 .5 .2 .4 2.9
Career 106 78 27.2 .434 .000 .751 6.6 1.0 .6 .8 7.1

Personal life

Brown and his wife have four children. His daughter, Kalani Brown, is a professional basketball player with the Dallas Wings.[16] Brown's nickname "P.J." was given to him by his grandmother as a child, due to his affinity for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.[17] He was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998, the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.[18]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

References

  1. ^ "NBA postseason awards – All-Defensive Teams". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Hornets' Brown wins sportsmanship honor". Deseret News. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Even a P.J. Brown Can Strike It Rich". Los Angeles Times. 18 July 1996. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; N.B.A. Grants Approval For Heat-Hornets Trade". The New York Times. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Jones goes to Heat, Mashburn to Hornets". ESPN.com. 2 August 2000. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Bulls acquire F-C Brown, G Smith from Hornets for C Chandler". ESPN.com. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ McGraw, Mike (18 October 2007). "Some rest for the weary". prev.dailyherald.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b Murphy, Mark (26 February 2008). "Celtics ink Brown". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Celtics Sign P.J. Brown". Boston Celtics. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  10. ^ Spears, Marc J. (28 February 2008). "Brown in town to lend depth". Boston.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ Spears, Marc J. (22 March 2008). "Full-court press by Celtics convinced Brown". Boston.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ Gasper, Christopher L. (18 May 2008). "Brown big down the stretch". Boston.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  13. ^ Bulpett, Steve (18 May 2008). "P.J. Brown provides blast from past in 4th". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Backup P.J. Brown comes up big". Boston Herald. 6 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  15. ^ Spears, Marc J. (1 January 2009). "P.J. Brown retired?". boston.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  16. ^ Hurd, Sean (16 January 2019). "Baylor's Kalani Brown: 'The last thing I need to accomplish before I leave Baylor is a Final Four.'". Andscape. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  17. ^ Davenport, Hayes (7 February 2012). "The 5 Weirdest Nicknames in Celtics History". CelticsHub. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  18. ^ Davis, O. K.; Allen Teddy (13 June 2016). "Brown to Be Enshrined Into Louisiana Sports HOF". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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