Troy Brown Jr.

Troy Brown Jr.

File:Troy Brown Jr rebound (cropped).jpg Brown with the Washington Wizards in 2020
No. 7 – Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1999-07-28) July 28, 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Centennial (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College	Oregon (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2021	Washington Wizards
2018–2019	→Capital City Go-Go
2021–2022	Chicago Bulls
2022–present	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (2017)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States FIBA U17 World Championship 2016 Spain National team

Troy Randall Brown Jr. (born July 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his senior year of high school, Brown was named a 2017 McDonald's All-American. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks.

Early life

Brown's mother (track) and father (basketball) competed collegiately at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His sister, Jada, also played basketball at the University of Kansas.

Recruiting

Brown Jr. was considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. On November 7, 2016, he committed to playing with the Oregon Ducks. He was one of their top prospects going into his freshman season and continued to uphold this reputation all throughout his college career.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Troy Brown Jr. SF	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial High School (NV)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 7, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 13  247Sports: 13  ESPN: 15
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

College career

Brown made his collegiate debut on November 10, 2017, recording 18 points in a win against Coppin State University. Three days later, he recorded 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists in a win over Prairie View A&M University. Brown would get his first double-double of the season by recording 12 points and 10 rebounds in a win against Colorado State University on December 8. Three days later, he would record a season-high 12 rebounds to go with 10 points in a win against Texas Southern University. On December 13, Brown recorded a near triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and a season-high 9 assists in a win over Portland State University. On New Year's Eve, he would record a season-high 21 points in a win against the University of Colorado. He would later match that season-high with points scored on February 18, 2018 in their win against the University of Washington. Because of his immediate success with Oregon, after the end of his freshman season, Brown declared entry for the 2018 NBA Draft.

In his lone season at Oregon, Brown averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

Brown appeared in 35 games for the Ducks, averaging 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.2 minutes per game. Oregon’s leading rebounder, Brown was also second on the team in assists and he shot 44.4 percent from the field, 29.1 percent from three and 74.3 percent from the foul line.

Professional career

Washington Wizards (2018–2021)

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Brown in 2018

On June 21, 2018, Brown was selected with the 15th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2018 NBA draft. In his rookie season he played 52 games, starting 10 of them.

Chicago Bulls (2021–2022)

On March 25, 2021, Brown was traded to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade involving the Boston Celtics.

Los Angeles Lakers (2022–present)

On July 1, 2022, Brown signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Other work

Brown debuted a Vlog entitled "Life Outside the NBA" on Oct. 7th, 2020 on the Basketballnews.com Network. He is also a writer for the website covering various on and off the court topics.

National team career

Brown won a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Washington	52	10	14.0	.415	.319	.681	2.8	1.5	.4	.1	4.8
2019–20	Washington	69	22	25.2	.439	.341	.784	5.6	2.6	1.2	.1	10.4
2020–21	Washington	21	0	13.7	.371	.304	.667	2.9	.9	.1	.2	4.3
	Chicago	13	0	18.2	.527	.333	.833	3.4	.8	.5	.2	5.5
2021–22	Chicago	66	7	16.0	.419	.353	.769	3.1	1.0	.5	.1	4.3
Career		221	39	18.5	.429	.337	.755	3.8	1.6	.7	.1	6.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022	Chicago	3	0	12.3	.294	.182	—	2.7	1.0	.7	.0	4.0
Career		3	0	12.3	.294	.182	—	2.7	1.0	.7	.0	4.0

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Oregon	35	35	31.2	.444	.291	.743	6.2	3.2	1.6	.2	11.3

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Oregon Ducks bio
• USA Basketball profile