| No. 26 Phoenix Suns | |
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| Shooting guard / Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 29, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Maywood, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Proviso East HS (Maywood, Illinois) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Michigan State |
| NBA Draft | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2007 | →Albuquerque Thunderbirds (D-League) |
| 2008 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) |
| 2008 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2008 | →Iowa Energy (D-League) |
| 2008–2009 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2009–2011 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2011–present | Phoenix Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Shannon Brown (born November 29, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions. He plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Phoenix Suns. Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2003, and played college basketball at Michigan State University. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Brown in 2006; Brown played his rookie season with Cleveland and has played for three teams in the NBA Development League. He is known for having one of the highest vertical leaps in the league, verified at 44.5 inches.[1]
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Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, where his teammates included fellow 2006 draftee Dee Brown (no relation). In 2003, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball[2] and a McDonald's All-American .
Brown played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He was second-team All-Big Ten as a junior and an All-Big Ten Defensive selection.[3]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Michigan State | 30 | 24 | 22.9 | .451 | .341 | .807 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| 2004–05 | Michigan State | 33 | 31 | 25.1 | .447 | .330 | .848 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| 2005–06 | Michigan State | 34 | 34 | 35.2 | .467 | .390 | .830 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
Brown was drafted in the first round with the 25th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Appearing in only 23 games (5 starts) in his debut season, he showed promise, scoring in double figures twice (10 points vs. New York on November 29 and 14 vs. Toronto on 3/3), but was hampered by an injury to his shin.
Brown was assigned to the NBA Development League's Albuquerque Thunderbirds on March 2, 2007[4] but was recalled by the Cavaliers a day later. In his sole game as a Thunderbird, Brown scored 14 points with four rebounds and six assists.[5][6] Brown returned to the NBA Development League, this time with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, on January 11, 2008.[5] In four games as a Viper, He averaged 23.5 points, including a 37-point performance against the Dakota Wizards on January 16.[7] He was recalled by the Cavaliers on January 17.[8]
Through 2007–08's All-Star Break, Brown played in 15 games during the season (starting four games), averaging 7.0 points per game.
On February 21, 2008, Brown was traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of a 3-team deal between the Bulls, the Cavaliers, and the Sonics. The Sonics received Cavs forward Ira Newble, Cavs forward Donyell Marshall, and Bulls forward Adrian Griffin. The Cavs received Bulls center Ben Wallace, Bulls forward Joe Smith, the Bulls' 2009 2nd round pick (which turned out to be Danny Green), Sonics forward Wally Szczerbiak, and Sonics guard Delonte West. While the Bulls received Brown, Cavs forward Drew Gooden, Cavs guard Larry Hughes, and Cavs forward Cedric Simmons. [9][10]
On August 6, 2008, he was signed to the Charlotte Bobcats to a one-year contract worth the minimum NBA salary of $800,000.[11][12]
On February 7, 2009, Brown was traded, along with Adam Morrison, to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vladimir Radmanović.[13]
Brown's playing time with the Lakers was initially limited. Towards the end of the season, Brown experienced an upswing of playtime. In the 5 final games of the season, Brown played for an average of 16.4 minutes. With those minutes, he averaged 7.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.[14]
Brown's increased playtime would carry on to the playoffs. In the opening game in the first round match up against the Jazz, Brown played 22 minutes. He had 9 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal. He finished the series averaging 17.4 minutes, 7.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and one steal per game.
On July 6, 2009, Brown agreed to return to the Lakers for two years and $4.2 million.
It was announced on January 18, 2010 that he was selected to compete in the Sprite Slam Dunk Competition at Dallas in the 2010 All-Star weekend. On the same day, he led the Lakers with 22 points in their 98–92 win against the Orlando Magic.[15] Brown participated in the dunk contest on February 13, 2010, but did not advance beyond the first round.[16]
On February 16, 2010, in a game against the Golden State Warriors, Brown scored a career high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.[17] He won his second championship at the end of the season.
On August 5, 2010, Brown decided to return to the Lakers, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $4.6 million.[18]
On August 8, 2010, Brown signed the deal with the Lakers.[19] On June 30, 2011, Brown terminated his contract with the Lakers. [20]
On December 10, 2011, Brown signed with the Phoenix Suns for 1 year contract.[21]
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| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Cleveland | 23 | 5 | 8.8 | .378 | .280 | .714 | .9 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 3.2 |
| 2007–08 | Cleveland | 15 | 4 | 14.5 | .369 | .310 | .609 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .7 | .1 | 7.0 |
| 2007–08 | Chicago | 6 | 0 | 3.7 | .200 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .3 | 1.5 |
| 2008–09 | Charlotte | 30 | 0 | 11.4 | .455 | .286 | .800 | .8 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 4.8 |
| 2008–09 | L.A. Lakers | 18 | 0 | 7.6 | .524 | .667 | .889 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
| 2009–10 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 7 | 20.7 | .427 | .328 | .818 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .7 | .4 | 8.1 |
| 2010–11 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 0 | 19.1 | .425 | .349 | .911 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .8 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Career | 256 | 16 | 16.4 | .423 | .337 | .822 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .6 | .2 | 6.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2007 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | .0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2009 | L.A. Lakers | 21 | 0 | 13.1 | .434 | .480 | .792 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | L.A. Lakers | 23 | 0 | 14.1 | .393 | .281 | .714 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | L.A. Lakers | 10 | 0 | 16.6 | .459 | .280 | .643 | 1.9 | .7 | .6 | .2 | 7.2 |
| Career | 55 | 0 | 13.9 | .422 | .341 | .727 | 1.3 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 5.2 |
He appeared in music videos to Toni Braxton's "Yesterday"[22] and Monica's "Love All Over Me".[23]
Brown has a son, named Shannon Christopher Brown.[24]
Since 2010, Brown has been in a relationship with R&B singer Monica Arnold. The pair met in June 2010 when Brown was consulted to star as her love interest in the music video for the single "Love All Over Me".[25] In October 2010, Arnold confirmed her engagement to Brown via Twitter, posting a photo of her massive, rose-cut diamond ring.[26] On November 22, 2010, Arnold and Brown were married in a secret ceremony at their Los Angeles home. The marriage did however not become a matter of public record until January 21, 2011, when Brown told the Hip-Hop Non-Stop TV-Show.[27] The couple had a second wedding ceremony for family and friends in July 2011.[28]
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