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Elton Brand

Elton Brand
Elton Brand 10.jpg
Brand during his first stint with the 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
Position Player development consultant
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1979-03-11) March 11, 1979 (age 37)
Cortlandt Manor, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school Peekskill (Peekskill, New York)
College Duke (1997–1999)
NBA draft 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 1999–2016
Position Power forward / Center
Number 42, 7
Career history
19992001 Chicago Bulls
20012008 Los Angeles Clippers
20082012 Philadelphia 76ers
2012–2013 Dallas Mavericks
20132015 Atlanta Hawks
2016 Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 16,827 (15.9 ppg)
Rebounds 9,040 (8.5 rpg)
Assists 2,184 (2.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks.

Brand attended Peekskill High School, where he was immediately added to the varsity basketball roster. He averaged 40 points and 20 rebounds per game, played AAU basketball with future NBA players Lamar Odom and Ron Artest, and by his senior year he was consistently ranked among the top high school basketball players in the country and was selected as New York State Mr. Basketball. At the same time, he became something of a cult hero in Peekskill, helping his team win two state championships. Recruited heavily after his successful high school career, Brand decided to enroll at Duke University alongside a cluster of other high school stars, including Shane Battier.

As a sophomore, Brand was the dominant inside presence for a Duke team that is widely regarded as one of the most talented teams in recent NCAA history. After leading the Blue Devils to the championship game of the Final Four—where they were upset by the Connecticut Huskies—Brand was named the consensus National Player of the Year. He subsequently decided to leave Duke after his sophomore season and declared for the 1999 NBA draft. Brand, along with sophomore William Avery and freshman Corey Maggette, were the first three players under Mike Krzyzewski to leave early for the draft and not play the full four years at Duke.


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