http://www.nba.com/magic/news/brown_retires_010829.html?nav=ArticleList After 11 NBA seasons, Orlando Magic guard Dee Brown will retire, General Manager John Gabriel has announced. "Dee had a wonderful career in the NBA that lasted 11 years," Gabriel said. "While he will no longer participate on the court, we've begun conversations which would keep him in the Magic family." Brown (6'2", 205, 11/29/68) played in only seven regular season games last season for Orlando, averaging 6.9 ppg., 1.7 apg. and 1.6 rpg. in 22.1 minpg. He missed the first 75 games due to a torn left quadriceps tendon suffered in training camp. Brown played in three postseason games vs. Milwaukee, averaging 6.0 ppg., 1.3 apg. and 1.0 rpg. in 18.0 minpg., while connecting on 6-of-11 (.545) from beyond the three-point arc. "I know the impression that Dee Brown made on our team as a veteran leader, so getting this news today was sad for me personally," said Head Coach Doc Rivers, who is currently in Australia coaching the U.S. Men's Basketball squad at the Goodwill Games. "However, for Dee it should be a very proud day. He had a tremendous career and he can look back knowing he left everything he had on the floor. I'm proud to know that I coached Dee Brown and look forward to his anticipated contributions within our organization." An 11-year NBA veteran, Brown played in 601 regular season games for Boston, Toronto and Orlando, averaging 11.2 ppg., 3.7 apg., 2.6 rpg. and 1.33 stlpg. in 27.9 minpg. He also appeared in 31 career playoff outings, averaging 10.3 ppg., 3.6 apg. and 2.8 rpg. in 25.2 minpg. Brown was originally drafted by Boston in the first round (19th overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. After spending seven-plus seasons with Boston, Brown was traded on Feb. 18, 1998 to Toronto. In 1990-91, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, compiling the third-highest point total of all NBA rookies. Brown won the Gatorade Slam Dunk Championship at the 1991 NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte. He led the NBA in three-point field goals made (135) and attempted (349) in 1998-99.
this might belong in the thread about video games but, I'll always love Dee Brown for how good he was in the original NBA JAM. I won a lot of games and blew a lot of quarters thanks to you Dee, you will be missed. Due to that video game, I was always hopining the Rockets would aquire him (especialyy in the Maloney/ Price days).
