After a championship season with the Nuggets in 2022-23, Brown began the 2023-24 season with the Indiana Pacers, before being traded to the Toronto Raptors in mid-January. He put together a solid run with the Raptors, averaging 9.6 points on 48.1 percent shooting, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 26.1 minutes per game over his final 34 appearances of the season. He topped the 20-point mark twice during the season, both times with the Pacers in the first half of the campaign, including a season-high 30 points on 11-for-16 shooting in a road win against the Heat in early December. During his final stretch of the season with the Raptors, Brown logged a high of 19 points on a 7-for-13 shooting effort in a road win against the Bulls during late January. He also logged one double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a road win over the Nuggets during early March. Despite being linked in trade talks, Brown is on track to start the season with the Raptors and will likely be back in a sixth-man role, which is where he has thrived in the past. He is also likely to see more than a few opportunities to close games, as his defensive ability often helps him spark runs and protect leads in key situations. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $22 million contract with Pacers in July of 2023. Traded to the Raptors in January of 2024. Raptors exercised $23 million team option for 2024-25 in June of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Bruce Brown Jr. was born in 1996 in Boston, MA. He is the son of Roberta and Bruce Brown Sr. and has 10 siblings. Brown had his first in-game dunk in the eighth grade. He split his high school time between Wakefield Memorial High School outside of Boston and Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont. While at Wakefield, Brown also played football as a wide receiver and strong safety. Brown also played high school baseball and JV soccer. Follow Brown on Instagram (@brucebrown11). When Brown began his career at Miami in 2016-17, coach Jim Larranaga thought he might be a solid reserve as a freshman. The 6-fooot-4 guard came off the bench in four of the first five games, then was installed as a starter for the rest of his career. In his 11th game, he put up a triple-double (11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists). The Boston native also scored 30 points in a win over North Carolina. He averaged 11.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists, and Miami was invited to the NCAA Tournament. A foot injury limited Brown to 19 games as a sophomore, but he opened the season with a second triple-double. He played his last game in a Hurricane uniform on Jan. 27, 2018 and provided 11.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists. After his abbreviated second season, Brown declared for the 2018 NBA Draft and was selected 42nd overall by Detroit.
Team option picked up
GToronto Raptors
June 28, 2024
The Raptors exercised Brown's $23 million player option for the 2024-25 season Friday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS A key piece in the Nuggets' run to the NBA title in 2022-23, Brown struggled to take hold of a larger role in Indiana to begin the season and then with the Raptors, who acquired him from the Pacers in January. Following the trade to Toronto, Brown appeared in 34 games and averaged 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.6 three-pointers in 26.1 minutes per contest. Despite his underwhelming production in Toronto, the Raptors still saw enough value in Brown's defensive versatility to retain him at a $23 million salary. If nothing else, the sizable expiring contract will make Brown a valuable trade piece in helping Toronto facilitate a potential deal during the upcoming season.
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Stat Review
How does Bruce Brown compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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3-Point Attempt Rate
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Assist %
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Steal %
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Block %
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True Shooting %
55.7%
Effective Field Goal %
51.9%
3-Point Attempt Rate
23.5%
Free Throw Rate
22.4%
Offensive Rebound %
3.4%
Defensive Rebound %
12.9%
Total Rebound %
8.1%
Assist %
14.3%
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1.2%
Block %
0.9%
Turnover %
10.4%
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0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
19.9
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
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Coming off his best season to date, Brown now finds himself with an opportunity to serve as more than a reliable sixth man. After impressing in the Nuggets' championship season, the Pacers paid up to secure Brown, meaning he'll be in the mix to start -- Bennedict Mathurin and Buddy Hield being the other candidates. A borderline top-120 player last season, Brown averaged a career-high 11.5 points, adding 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 28.5 minutes per game. If he starts, it's reasonable to assume his playing time should increase into the low-to-mid 30s. On the surface, this should result in increased production, potentially vaulting him inside the top 100. However, playing with the starters could also mean his ability to get his hands on the ball is reduced. If nothing else, his role should be more secure, meaning managers can draft him with a little more confidence than in past years. A lack of upside limits his overall appeal, leaving him as a serviceable late-round target, with slightly more value in roto formats.
Brown has established himself as one of the most unique guards in the NBA over the past two seasons. He was used more traditionally during his first two years in Detroit, but after heading to Brooklyn, he became a pick-and-roll guard primarily. He also spent time in the dunker's spot for easy dump-off passes and offensive rebounds. Brown possessed those roles despite standing just 6-foot-5. He's also shown to be a quality defender (1.8 combined steals-plus-blocks in 24.6 MPG) and has some three-point potential, shooting 88-for-249 (35.3%) over the past three years. That combination has kept him on the court as a versatile, multi-position option. The Nets opted to let Brown walk in free agency, and he signed a contract with the Nuggets over the summer. Brown figures to play a similar role with Denver, and he could form some reverse pick-and-roll combinations with Nikola Jokic as the ballhandler. Brown ranked 149th in per-game production last season behind 9.0 points on 50.6 FG%, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. It seems possible, if not likely, that he'll find himself seeing a similar workload, and a similar usage rate would make sense given that his unique skillset meshes perfectly with Jokic's playstyle. With that in mind, Brown is more of a late-round option in deep leagues, but he does have standard-league upside and will probably end up being a solid streaming option when the Nuggets have four-game weeks.
While Brown saw a role reduction last season while going from the Pistons to the Nets, he was able to be a legitimate impact player on a Finals contender. The 6-foot-4, multi-tooled, multi-position player saw 22.3 minutes per game and averaged 8.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He also saw 25.1 minutes in the second round of the Playoffs against the Bucks, when he averaged 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 52.8 percent from the field. Brown often played a big-man role on offense for Brooklyn, functioning as a pick-and-roll partner with the team's playmakers. He's also one of the best offensive rebounders in the NBA for his size, grabbing 2.8 per 36 minutes. Heading into 2021-22, Brown's role should remain steady. That means the 25-year-old probably won't be worth a spot in most redraft leagues, though fantasy managers in deep formats can always snatch him with a final spot for a high-floor player. He's also intriguing for keeper/dynasty formats, but he'll likely need a change of scenery for there to be any sort of payoff for hanging onto him.
Brown saw a significant jump in both output and efficiency during his second season in the league with the Pistons, nearing nine points per game (8.9) to go along with 4.7 boards and 4.0 assists over 28.2 minutes. His biggest boost came from behind the three-point line, where he upped his percentage from 25.8 to 34.4, contributing to his increases in true shooting percentage and effective field-goal percentage. It remains to be seen just how large his role will be in 2020-21 on a new team, the Nets. Brooklyn has title hopes and a much better roster than Detroit, so Brown may not see the kind of usage he did in 2019-20. He was relevant in deeper fantasy leagues last season, which could still be the case in 2020-21. But chances are, he won't have much standard league relevance.
Brown emerged as a starter at shooting guard for the Pistons during the second half of the regular season, starting in 46 of the team's final 47 contests. His production, however, remained relatively unchanged with the move to the starting five. In fact, his points per game dropped from 4.6 points as a reserve to 4.2 as a starter, but this was likely due to him playing with more high-volume, ball-dominant scorers as a starter. Regardless, the second-round pick out of Miami showed he still has plenty to work on with his perimeter game, as he shot just 25.8 percent from behind the arc on just 1.3 attempts per game. This wasn't too surprising considering Brown shot just 31.6 percent from three in his two seasons at Miami, but it leaves Brown vulnerable heading into his second year. With the Pistons boasting plenty of backcourt options, including Luke Kennard, Langston Galloway and the newly-acquired Derrick Rose, Brown will have plenty of competition for minutes and has by no means secured a spot in the starting lineup for next year.
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Upgraded to available
GToronto Raptors
Knee
April 12, 2024
Brown (knee) is available for Friday's game against the Heat, Kayla Grey of TSN reports.
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Iffy for Friday's game
GToronto Raptors
Knee
April 11, 2024
Brown (knee) is questionable for Friday's game against Miami.
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Questionable against Brooklyn
GToronto Raptors
Knee
April 10, 2024
Brown (knee) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Nets, Aaron Rose of SI.com reports.
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Good to go
GToronto Raptors
April 7, 2024
Brown (knee) is available for Sunday's game against the Wizards, Aaron Rose of SI.com reports.
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Lakers showing interest
GToronto Raptors
July 26, 2024
The Lakers remain interested in trading for Brown before the start of the 2024-25 season, according to Brett Siegel of Clutch Points.
ANALYSIS Brown is entering the final year of his contract at $23 million and could provide a huge boost to the Lakers, particularly on the defensive end where he can be a lock-down defender, but also on offense due to his floor-spacing ability and three-point shooting. The 27-year-old held a big role during the Nuggets' championship run in 2023, and the Lakers believe adding him would be a move in the right direction due to his playoff pedigree and the aforementioned traits.