Shannon Brown (born November 29, 1985, in Maywood, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing guard, for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

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High school/college career

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 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 was an All-Big Ten Defensive selection.

NCAA statistics

Freshman (2003–2004):

22.9 mpg, 7.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 spg, 45.1% FG, 34.1% 3ptFG, 80.7% FT ^[1]

Sophomore (2004–2005):

25.1 mpg, 10.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg, 44.7% FG, 33.0% 3ptFG, 84.8% FT ^[2]

Junior (2005–2006):

35.2 mpg, 17.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 spg, 46.7% FG, 39.0% 3ptFG, 83.0% FT ^[3]

NBA career

Brown was drafted in the first round with the 25th overall 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 pts vs. New York on November 29, and 14 pts 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 only a day later. In his sole game as a Thunderbird, Brown scored 14 points, with four rebounds and six assists. ^{[5] [6]} Brown then returned to the NBA Development League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on January 11, 2008. In four games as a Viper, He averaged 23.5 points, including a 37-point performance against the Dakota Wizards on January 16, ^[7] being recalled by the Cavaliers on January 17. ^[8]

Through 2007-08's All-Star Break, Brown played in only 15 games during the season (starting four games), averaging 7.0 points per game. He set a career-high with 20 points against the New Jersey Nets on December 4, 2007.

After the 2007-08 season, Brown moved through a several teams the following year. On February 21, Brown was traded to the Chicago Bulls as part of a 3-team blockbuster deal. ^[9] Then on August 6, 2008, he was signed by the Charlotte Bobcats to a one-year contract. ^[10] And further into the season, on February 7, 2009, along with Adam Morrison, Brown was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vladimir Radmanovic. ^[11]

Brown's time with the Lakers was initially limited. In those games, his scant playtime was only marked by several athletic plays that included a couple of hard blocks and several acrobatic dunks. Towards the end of the season, however, after a good night at Sacramento, Brown experienced an upswing of playtime. Towards 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. His shooting went up as well. With 13-24, Brown shot at 56.2%. That includes 5-6 from the 3-point line, a 3FG% of 83.3%. ^[12] Additionally, in those games, he was the first to come off the bench.

Brown's increased playtime and game would carry on to the playoffs. In the opening game in the first round match up against the Jazz, Brown played 22 minutes despite only having 1 minute of playoff experience while he played for the Cavaliers. He scored 9 points - a flawless 3 of 3 behind the arc - dished 3 assists and grabbed 2 rebounds and 1 steal. He finished the series averaging 17.4 minutes, 7.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1 steal per game. He quickly became a favorite amongst Laker fans, who gave him the nickname of "Ups" due to his high jumping ability and a play on the UPS package delivery company slogan, "What can Brown do for you?"

On July 6, 2009, Brown agreed to return to the Lakers for two years and $4.2 million . He is currently the team's 3rd string point guard, playing behind Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar.

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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	LA Lakers	18	0	7.6	.524	.667	.889	1.1	.6	.2	.1	3.2
Career		92	9	10.0	.411	.326	.720	.9	.7	.4	.1	4.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Cleveland	1	0	.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2008–09	L.A. Lakers	21	0	13.1	.434	.480	.792	1.2	.6	.5	.1	4.9
Career		22	0	12.5	.434	.480	.792	1.1	.6	.4	.1	4.7

References

1. Michigan State Spartans Statistics - 2003-04
2. Michigan State Spartans Statistics - 2004-05
3. Michigan State Spartans Statistics - 2005-06
4. Cavaliers Assign Shannon Brown To Albuquerque Thunderbirds
5. Shannon Brown Assigned to Vipers
6. Cavaliers Recall Shannon Brown
7. Vipers Overcome Wizards’ Spell at D-League Showcase
8. Cavaliers Recall Brown from Vipers
9. Bulls acquire Gooden and Hughes in three-team trade
10. Bobcats sign Shannon Brown
11. LAKERS ACQUIRE ADAM MORRISON AND SHANNON BROWN IN EXCHANGE FOR VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC
12. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shannon_brown/game_by_game_stats.html