The Charlotte Bobcats have announced today that the franchise has signed 28-year-old, 6'11" center Kwame Brown to the NBA veteran's minimum of $1.3 million.
This transaction marks the fourth free agent signing that the Bobcats organization has partaken in throughout this offseason, with the recent acquisitions of Shaun Livingston, Dominic McGuire, and Sherron Collins, in corresponding order.
The agreement between both involved parties was made public yesterday, after Brown's agent Mark Bartelstein revealed his client's destination to ESPN. According to Bartelstein, majority owner and former NBA superstar Michael Jordan was a key element to the completion of the deal, as he really wanted to give Brown another opportunity.
Jordan is the one responsible for bringing Brown into the league, by selecting him first-overall in the 2001 NBA Draft—making him the first player out of high school to be taken with the first pick of the draft—during his tenure as the president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards.
Last season, Brown averaged the marquee statistics of 3.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 13.8 min ...
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Charlotte Bobcats Sign Kwame Brown To One-Year Deal
August 25th, 2010 by Joseph Carlo Herrera Leave a reply »
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