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{{short description|Spanish basketball player (born 1990)}}
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| name = Lorenzo Brown
| name = Lorenzo Brown
| image = 2022-12-22 ALBA Berlin gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (EuroLeague 2022-23) by Sandro Halank–063.jpg
| image =
| image_size = 270px
| caption =
| caption = Brown with Tel Aviv in 2022
| position = [[Point guard]] / [[Shooting guard]]
| position = [[Point guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| height_m = 1.96
| weight_lb = 189
| weight_kg = 86
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| league = [[Greek Basketball League|GBL]]<br>[[EuroLeague]]
| team = Phoenix Suns
| team = Panathinaikos
| number = 41
| number = 2
| nationality = American / Spanish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lorenzo Brown obtains Spanish nationality |url=https://basketnews.com/news-174700-lorenzo-brown-obtains-spanish-nationality.html |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=basketnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|26}}
<!--| country = Spain-->
| birth_place = [[Roswell, Georgia]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|26|df=y}}
| nationality = American
| birth_place = [[Rockford, Illinois]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lorenzo Brown contento por formar parte de ''la familia'' |url=https://www.europapress.es/deportes/baloncesto-00163/noticia-lorenzo-brown-no-sabia-esperar-siendo-increible-ser-parte-familia-20220812151214.html |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=europapress.es |date=August 12, 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
| high_school = [[Centennial High School (Roswell, Georgia)|Centennial]] (Roswell, Georgia)<br/>[[Hargrave Military Academy|Hargrave]] ([[Chatham, Virginia]])
| high_school =
| college = [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] (2010–2013)
*[[Centennial High School (Roswell, Georgia)|Centennial]] ([[Roswell, Georgia]])
| draft_year = 2013
*[[Hargrave Military Academy]]<br>([[Chatham, Virginia]])
| draft_round = 2
| college = [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] (2010–2013)
| draft_pick = 52
| draft_year = 2013
| draft_team = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| career_start = 2013
| draft_round = 2
| career_end =
| draft_pick = 52
| draft_team = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| years1 = {{nbay|2013|full=y}}
| career_start = 2013
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| career_end =
| years2 = 2013–2014
| years1 = {{nbay|2013|full=y}}
| team2 = →[[Delaware 87ers]] ([[NBA Development League|D-League]])
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years3 = 2014
| years2 = 2013–2014
| team3 = [[Springfield Armor]] (D-League)
| team2 = →[[Delaware 87ers]]
| years4 = 2014–2015
| years3 = 2014–2015
| team4 = [[Grand Rapids Drive]] (D-League)
| team3 = [[Grand Rapids Drive]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2014|end}}
| years4 = {{nbay|2014|end}}
| team5 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| team4 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| years6 = 2015–2016
| years5 = 2015–2016
| team6 = Grand Rapids Drive (D-League)
| team5 = Grand Rapids Drive
| years7 = {{nbay|2015|end}}–present
| years6 = {{nbay|2015|end}}
| team7 = [[Phoenix Suns]]
| team6 = [[Phoenix Suns]]
| highlights =
| years7 = 2016–2017
* NBA D-League All-Star (2015)
| team7 = [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]]
* Second-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] (2013)
| years8 = 2017
| team8 = Grand Rapids Drive
| years9 = {{nbay|2017|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}}
| team9 = [[Toronto Raptors]]
| years10 = 2017–2018
| team10 = →[[Raptors 905]]
| years11 = 2019
| team11 = [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]]
| years12 = 2019–2020
| team12 = [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]]
| years13 = 2020–2021
| team13 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| years14 = 2021–2022
| team14 = [[BC UNICS|UNICS Kazan]]
| years15 = 2022–2024
| team15 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years16 = 2024–present
| team16 = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| highlights =
* [[All-EuroLeague Team|All-EuroLeague First Team]] ([[2022–23 EuroLeague|2023]])
* [[All-EuroLeague Team|All-EuroLeague Second Team]] ([[2023–24 EuroLeague|2024]])
* 2× [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]] champion ([[2022–23 Israeli Basketball Premier League|2023]], [[2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League|2024]])
*[[Israeli Basketball League Cup|Israeli League Cup]] winner ([[2022 Israeli Basketball League Cup|2022]])
* [[NBA G League Most Valuable Player Award|NBA G League MVP]] (2018)
* [[All-NBA G League Team|First-team All NBA G League]] (2018)
* 2× [[NBA G League All-Star Game|NBA D-League All-Star]] (2015, 2016)
* Second-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams|All-ACC]] (2013)
* Third-team All-ACC (2012)
* Third-team All-ACC (2012)
* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2009)
* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2009)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}{{MedalCountry|{{bk|ESP}}}}
| stat1label =
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
| stat1value =
{{MedalGold|[[EuroBasket 2022|2022 Germany]]|}}
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| stat2value =
| stat3label =
| stat3value =
| letter = b
| bbr = brownlo01
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}}
}}

'''Lorenzo Brown''' (born August 26, 1990) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[Phoenix Suns]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played [[college basketball]] for [[North Carolina State University]].
'''Lorenzo D'Ontez Brown Banks''' (born 26 August 1990) is an American-Spanish professional [[basketball]] player for [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] of the [[Greek Basketball League]] (GBL) and the [[EuroLeague]]. He played college basketball for the [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State Wolfpack]] and spent several seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Born in the United States, he helped lead the [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spanish national team]] to a [[EuroBasket]] title in [[EuroBasket 2022|2022]].

==High school career==
Brown initially attended [[Centennial High School (Roswell, Georgia)|Centennial High School]] in his native [[Roswell, Georgia]] ([[United States]]). He averaged 20.8 points as a senior and was named a fourth-team Parade All-American and the Georgia 5A player of the Year. When he graduated on 2009, he was the No. 36 nationally and the No. 7 shooting guard overall by Rivals.com. After he graduated, he attended the [[Hargrave Military Academy]] in [[Chatham, Virginia]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.gopack.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=624 |title=North Carolina State bio |work=GoPack.com |access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref>


==College career==
==College career==
[[File:Lorenzo Brown.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Brown at NC State.]]
Brown, a 6'5" [[Guard (basketball)|guard]] from [[Roswell, Georgia]], played for [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] from 2010 to 2013. He started all three seasons and led the Wolfpack to consecutive [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] appearances in [[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2012]] and [[2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2013]]. As a junior, Brown averaged 12.4 [[Points per game|points]] and 4.3 [[rebounds per game]] and led the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) in [[Assist (basketball)|assists]] with 7.2 per game.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lorenzo Brown Stats | work = Sports-Reference.com | url = http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/lorenzo-brown-1.html | accessdate = September 26, 2013}}</ref> At the close of the season, Brown was named second team All-ACC.<ref>{{cite web | title = Howell One of Four Pack Players To Earn All-ACC Accolades | work = GoPack.com | date = March 11, 2013 | url = http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaj.html | accessdate = September 26, 2013}}</ref>
Brown, a 6'5" [[Guard (basketball)|guard]], played for [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] from 2010 to 2013. He started all three seasons and led the Wolfpack to consecutive [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]] appearances in [[2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2012]] and [[2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2013]]. As a junior, Brown averaged 12.4 [[Points per game|points]] and 4.3 [[rebounds per game]] and led the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) in [[Assist (basketball)|assists]] with 7.2 per game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorenzo Brown Stats |work=Sports-Reference.com |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/lorenzo-brown-1.html |access-date=September 26, 2013}}</ref> At the close of the season, Brown was named second team All-ACC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Howell One of Four Pack Players To Earn All-ACC Accolades |work=GoPack.com |date=March 11, 2013 |url=http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaj.html |access-date=September 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928223053/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaj.html |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> During his college career Brown averaged 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 32.6 minutes per game.


After the [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13 season]], Brown decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and declared for the [[2013 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web | title = North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown declares for NBA draft | work = SI.com | date = March 27, 2013 | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130327/lorenzo-brown-nc-state-nba-draft.ap/ | accessdate = September 26, 2013}}</ref>
After the [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13 season]], Brown decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and declared for the [[2013 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown declares for NBA draft |work=SI.com |date=March 27, 2013 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130327/lorenzo-brown-nc-state-nba-draft.ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929220610/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130327/lorenzo-brown-nc-state-nba-draft.ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2013 |access-date=September 26, 2013}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
===2013–14 season===
Brown was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the [[2013 NBA draft]] by the Minnesota Timberwolves<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1671599-lorenzo-brown-picked-by-minnesota-timberwolves-scouting-report-and-analysis|title=Lorenzo Brown Picked by Minnesota Timberwolves: Scouting Report and Analysis|first=Jonathan|last=Wasserman|date=June 27, 2013|work=BleacherReport.com|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref> and subsequently joined the team for the [[2013 NBA Summer League]]. On September 26, 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves-sign-brown-hummel-and-jeffers-camp-roster|title=Wolves Sign Brown, Hummel And Jeffers To Camp Roster|first=|last=|date=September 26, 2013|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref> However, he was waived by Timberwolves on October 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves-waive-brown-jeffers|title=Wolves Release Lorenzo Brown and Othyus Jeffers|first=|last=|date=October 25, 2013|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref>
Brown was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the [[2013 NBA draft]] by the Minnesota Timberwolves<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1671599-lorenzo-brown-picked-by-minnesota-timberwolves-scouting-report-and-analysis |title=Lorenzo Brown Picked by Minnesota Timberwolves: Scouting Report and Analysis |first=Jonathan |last=Wasserman |date=June 27, 2013 |work=BleacherReport.com |access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref> and subsequently joined the team for the [[2013 NBA Summer League]]. On September 26, 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves-sign-brown-hummel-and-jeffers-camp-roster |title=Wolves Sign Brown, Hummel And Jeffers To Camp Roster |date=September 26, 2013 |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref> However, he was waived by Timberwolves on October 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves-waive-brown-jeffers |title=Wolves Release Lorenzo Brown and Othyus Jeffers |date=October 25, 2013 |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref>


On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the [[Springfield Armor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/returning_players_for_2013201_2013_11_01.html|title=Returning Players Highlight Initial Training Camp Invites|first=|last=|date=November 1, 2013|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref> On November 20, 2013, he signed with the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14809|title=Philadelphia 76ers waive Kwame Brown and Darius Morris, sign Elliot Williams and Lorenzo Brown|first=|last=|date=November 20, 2013|work=InsideHoops.com|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref> He made his debut that same day, scoring 5 points with 58 seconds left in the 4th quarter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20131120/TORPHI/gameinfo.html|title=Notebook: Raptors 108, 76ers 98|first=Andy|last=Jasner|date=November 20, 2013|work=NBA.com|accessdate=December 21, 2013}}</ref> During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Delaware 87ers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/assignments_2013_14.html|title=2013-14 NBA Assignments|work=NBA.com|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the 76ers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sixers Sign Darius Johnson-Odom|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-sign-darius-johnson-odom|accessdate=March 14, 2014|work=NBA.com|date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> On March 16, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adonis Thomas, Lorenzo Brown returning to Armor|url=http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/3/16/5513840/adonis-thomas-lorenzo-brown-returning-to-armor|accessdate=March 16, 2014|work=NetsDaily.com|date=March 16, 2014}}</ref>
On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the [[Springfield Armor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/returning_players_for_2013201_2013_11_01.html |title=Returning Players Highlight Initial Training Camp Invites |date=November 1, 2013 |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204005917/http://www.nba.com/dleague/springfield/returning_players_for_2013201_2013_11_01.html |archive-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref> On November 20, 2013, he signed with the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14809 |title=Philadelphia 76ers waive Kwame Brown and Darius Morris, sign Elliot Williams and Lorenzo Brown |date=November 20, 2013 |work=InsideHoops.com |access-date=December 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115145309/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14809 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut that same day, scoring 5 points with 58 seconds left in the 4th quarter.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20131120/TORPHI/gameinfo.html |title=Notebook: Raptors 108, 76ers 98 |first=Andy |last=Jasner |date=November 20, 2013 |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref> During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Delaware 87ers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/assignments_2013_14.html |title=2013–14 NBA Assignments |work=NBA.com |access-date=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703151241/http://www.nba.com/dleague/assignments_2013_14.html |archive-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref> On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the 76ers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sixers Sign Darius Johnson-Odom |url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-sign-darius-johnson-odom |access-date=March 14, 2014 |work=NBA.com |date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> On March 16, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adonis Thomas, Lorenzo Brown returning to Armor |url=http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/3/16/5513840/adonis-thomas-lorenzo-brown-returning-to-armor |access-date=March 16, 2014 |work=NetsDaily.com |date=March 16, 2014}}</ref>


===2014–15 season===
On July 29, 2014, he signed with [[Reyer Venezia Mestre|Reyer Venezia]] of Italy for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/129436/reyer-venezia-officially-signs-lorenzo-brown.html|title=Reyer Venezia officially signs Lorenzo Brown|date=July 29, 2014|work=Sportando.com|accessdate=July 29, 2014}}</ref> On September 5, 2014, his contract was voided by Venezia after he failed physicals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/133851/reyer-venezia-and-lorenzo-brown-parts-ways.html|title=Reyer Venezia and Lorenzo Brown parts ways|date=September 5, 2014|work=Sportando.com|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> On September 25, 2014, he signed with the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-sign-four-training-camp-roster|title=Detroit Pistons Sign Four to Training Camp Roster|date=September 25, 2014|work=NBA.com|accessdate=September 25, 2014}}</ref> However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/10/20/pistons-moves.ap/index.html|title=Pistons release Thabeet, three others|date=October 20, 2014|work=NBA.com|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref> On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the [[Grand Rapids Drive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/grandrapids/grand_rapids_drive_201415_dr_2014_11_03.html|title=Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014-15 Draft|date=November 1, 2014|work=NBA.com|accessdate=November 1, 2014}}</ref> On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 [[NBA Development League All-Star Game|NBA D-League All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/nba-development-league-all-star-game-rosters-2015/|title=Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire|date=February 15, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=July 27, 2015}}</ref>
On July 29, 2014, he signed with [[Reyer Venezia Mestre|Reyer Venezia]] of Italy for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/129436/reyer-venezia-officially-signs-lorenzo-brown.html |title=Reyer Venezia officially signs Lorenzo Brown |date=July 29, 2014 |work=Sportando.com |access-date=July 29, 2014}}</ref> On September 5, 2014, his contract was voided by Venezia after he failed physicals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/133851/reyer-venezia-and-lorenzo-brown-parts-ways.html |title=Reyer Venezia and Lorenzo Brown parts ways |date=September 5, 2014 |work=Sportando.com |access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref> On September 25, 2014, he signed with the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-sign-four-training-camp-roster |title=Detroit Pistons Sign Four to Training Camp Roster |date=September 25, 2014 |work=NBA.com |access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/10/20/pistons-moves.ap/index.html |title=Pistons release Thabeet, three others |date=October 20, 2014 |work=NBA.com |access-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref> On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the [[Grand Rapids Drive]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/grandrapids/grand_rapids_drive_201415_dr_2014_11_03.html |title=Grand Rapids DRIVE: 2014–15 Draft |date=November 1, 2014 |work=NBA.com |access-date=November 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114123242/http://www.nba.com/dleague/grandrapids/grand_rapids_drive_201415_dr_2014_11_03.html |archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> On November 15, he made his debut for the Drive in a 112–103 loss to the [[Bakersfield Jam]], recording 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jam Rally For Win Over Drive |url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20141115/GRDBAK/ |work=NBA.com |date=November 15, 2014 |access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref> On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 [[NBA Development League All-Star Game|NBA D-League All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/nba-development-league-all-star-game-rosters-2015/ |title=Thirteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented by Kumho Tire |date=February 15, 2015 |work=NBA.com |access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>


On January 28, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolves Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown to a 10-Day Contract|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-10-day-contract|work=NBA.com|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=January 28, 2015}}</ref> Three days later, in just his third game for the Timberwolves, he was thrown into the starting line-up due to being the only healthy point guard on the team as [[Mo Williams]] and [[Zach LaVine]] were both out injured. He was forced to play all but five seconds of their 90-106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as he recorded 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 point.<ref>{{cite web|title=LeBron makes Love a winner in return to Minnesota, 106-90|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150131/CLEMIN/gameinfo.html|work=NBA.com|date=January 31, 2015|accessdate=January 31, 2015}}</ref> He moved back to the bench the following game on February 2 with the return of [[Ricky Rubio]] from long-term injury. His playing time drastically decreased as he managed just 1:29 minutes of action in the 94-100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mavs win 100-94 without Rondo in Rubio's return to Wolves|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150202/MINDAL/gameinfo.html|work=NBA.com|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 2, 2015}}</ref> On February 6, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolves Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown to Second 10-Day Contract|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-second-10-day-contract|work=NBA.com|date=February 6, 2015|accessdate=February 6, 2015}}</ref> On February 19, 2015, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolves Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown for Remainder of Season|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-remainder-season|work=NBA.com|date=February 19, 2015|accessdate=February 19, 2015}}</ref> On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite web|title=Timberwolves Waive Three Players|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-waive-three-players|work=NBA.com|date=October 24, 2015|accessdate=October 24, 2015}}</ref>
On January 28, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolves Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown to a 10-Day Contract |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-10-day-contract |work=NBA.com |date=January 28, 2015 |access-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref> Three days later, in just his third game for the Timberwolves, he was thrown into the starting line-up due to being the only healthy point guard on the team as [[Mo Williams]] and [[Zach LaVine]] were both out injured. He was forced to play all but five seconds of their 90–106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as he recorded 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 point.<ref>{{cite web |title=LeBron makes Love a winner in return to Minnesota, 106–90 |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150131/CLEMIN/gameinfo.html |work=NBA.com |date=January 31, 2015 |access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref> He moved back to the bench the following game on February 2 with the return of [[Ricky Rubio]] from long-term injury. His playing time drastically decreased as he managed just 1:29 minutes of action in the 94–100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mavs win 100–94 without Rondo in Rubio's return to Wolves |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150202/MINDAL/gameinfo.html |work=NBA.com |date=February 2, 2015 |access-date=February 2, 2015}}</ref> On February 6, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolves Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown to Second 10-Day Contract |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-second-10-day-contract |work=NBA.com |date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=February 6, 2015}}</ref> On February 19, 2015, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolves Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown for Remainder of Season |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-remainder-season |work=NBA.com |date=February 19, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2015}}</ref> On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Timberwolves Waive Three Players |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-waive-three-players |work=NBA.com |date=October 24, 2015 |access-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref>


===2015–16 season===
On November 12, 2015, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Drive Acquire Henry Sims and Lorenzo Brown|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5069641|work=OurSportsCentral.com|date=November 12, 2015|accessdate=November 12, 2015}}</ref> On January 8, 2016, he signed a 10-day contract with the [[Phoenix Suns]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suns Sign Lorenzo Brown|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-sign-lorenzo-brown|work=NBA.com|date=January 8, 2016|accessdate=January 8, 2016}}</ref> He made his debut for the Suns four days later, recording 7 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a 116–97 loss to the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacers pull away in fourth, beat Suns 116-97|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160112/PHXIND/gameinfo.html|work=NBA.com|date=January 12, 2016|accessdate=January 12, 2016}}</ref> On January 18, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suns sign Lorenzo Brown to second 10-day contract|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18845|work=InsideHoops.com|date=January 18, 2016|accessdate=January 18, 2016}}</ref> However, Brown would be let go of on January 28 after his second 10-day contract expired.
On November 12, 2015, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drive Acquire Henry Sims and Lorenzo Brown |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5069641 |work=OurSportsCentral.com |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> Two days later, he made his season debut in a 113–101 win over the [[Delaware 87ers]], recording 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench.<ref>{{cite web |title=Devin Ebanks' Double-Double Leads Grand Rapids Past Delaware |url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20151114/DELGRD/ |work=NBA.com |date=November 14, 2015 |access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>


On January 8, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the [[Phoenix Suns]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Suns Sign Lorenzo Brown |url=http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-sign-lorenzo-brown |work=NBA.com |date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> He made his debut for the Suns four days later, recording 7 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a 116–97 loss to the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacers pull away in fourth, beat Suns 116–97 |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160112/PHXIND/gameinfo.html |work=NBA.com |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> On January 18, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suns sign Lorenzo Brown to second 10-day contract |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18845 |work=InsideHoops.com |date=January 18, 2016 |access-date=January 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129071245/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18845 |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After his contract expired, the Suns decided to not retain him, making him a free agent. On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second straight All-Star nod.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/2016-nba-development-league-all-star-game-rosters/ |title=Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire |work=NBA.com |date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> On February 2, he was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |title=NBA D-League Transactions |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |access-date=February 2, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203061520/http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |archive-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
==NBA career statistics==
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On March 18, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-sign-guard-lorenzo-brown-10-day-contract |title=Detroit Pistons Sign Guard Lorenzo Brown to a 10-Day Contract |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Langlois |first=Keith |url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/features/depth-issues-possibly-brewing-point-guard-svg-d-league-all-star-brown |title=With depth issues possibly brewing at point guard, Pistons add D-League All-Star Brown |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=March 17, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> He later signed a second 10-day contract with the Pistons on March 28,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-sign-lorenzo-brown-second-10-day-contract |title=Detroit Pistons Sign Lorenzo Brown to Second 10-Day Contract |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> and then for the rest of the season on April 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/detroit-pistons-sign-lorenzo-brown-contract |title=Detroit Pistons Sign Lorenzo Brown to Contract |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |date=April 13, 2016 |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref> Brown was waived by the Pistons on October 22, 2016, before playing in a game for them.<ref>{{cite web |first=Aaron |last=McMann |url=http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2016/10/ray_mccallum_claims_pistons_15_1.html |title=Ray McCallum claims Pistons' 15th roster spot; Lorenzo Brown waived |work=MLive.com |date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=October 22, 2016}}</ref>
===Regular season===

===2016–17 season===
On November 4, 2016, Brown signed a deal with Russian team [[BC UNICS|UNICS Kazan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unics.ru/eng/news/?id=3163 |title=Welcome, Lorenzo |work=UNICS.ru |date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=November 4, 2016}}</ref> but his contract was voided on November 15 after failing a physical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Euroleague/news/469401/Unics-not-signing-Lorenzo-Brown |title=Unics not signing Lorenzo Brown |work=Eurobasket.com |date=November 15, 2016 |access-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref> On December 8, 2016, he signed a contract with the [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] to replace the injured [[Cady Lalanne]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/219680/lorenzo-brown-signs-in-china-with-zhejiang-golden-bulls.html |title=Lorenzo Brown signs in China with Zhejiang Golden Bulls |work=Sportando.com |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> In 20 games, he averaged 24.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Lorenzo-Brown/Summary/2382 |title=Lorenzo Brown Player Profile, Toronto Raptors - RealGM |website=home}}</ref>

On March 3, 2017, following the conclusion of the [[2016–17 CBA season]], Brown was reacquired by the [[Grand Rapids Drive]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/drive/2017/03/lorenzo_brown_returns_to_provi.html |title=Lorenzo Brown returns to provide backcourt depth to Drive |work=mlive.com |date=March 3, 2017 |access-date=March 4, 2017}}</ref>

===2017–18 season===
Brown joined the [[Detroit Pistons]] for the 2017 [[NBA Summer League]]. He ultimately signed a [[two-way contract]] with the [[Toronto Raptors]]. Under the terms of the deal, split time between the Raptors and their G League affiliate, the [[Raptors 905]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Raptors Sign Lorenzo Brown |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/raptors-sign-lorenzo-brown |access-date=July 25, 2017 |work=[[NBA.com]] |date=July 25, 2017}}</ref> He also became the first player who previously had NBA experience to sign a two-way contract with an NBA team. He won the [[NBA G League Most Valuable Player Award]] for the season with Raptors 905.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905s-lorenzo-brown-named-2017-2018-nba-g-league-valuable-player/ |title=Raptors 905's Lorenzo Brown Named 2017–2018 NBA G League Most Valuable Player |publisher=[[NBA G League]] |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Prior to the close of the season, Brown's contract was upgraded to a standard deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/raptors-lorenzo-brown-upgraded-to-regular-contract/ |title=Raptors' Lorenzo Brown: Upgraded to regular contract |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>

===2018–19 season===
On July 20, 2018, the Raptors re-signed Brown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raptors sign guard Lorenzo Brown, Canadian forward Chris Boucher |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-agree-training-camp-deal-canadian-chris-boucher/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> In 26 games for the team during the [[2018-19 NBA season|2018–19 season]], Brown averaged 2.1 points per game in 8.2 minutes per game. On January 7, 2019, the Raptors waived Brown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raptors Waive Lorenzo Brown |url=https://www.nba.com/raptors/press-release/raptors-waive-lorenzo-brown |website=NBA.com |access-date=January 7, 2019}}</ref>

On February 10, 2019, [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] was reported to have signed Brown.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano |title=Lorenzo Brown signs with Guangzhou |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/lorenzo-brown-signs-with-guangzhou |date=February 10, 2019 |newspaper=Sportando |access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=广州队新签1米96外援 将使用双小外组合 |url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/basketball/cba/2019-02-11/doc-ihrfqzka4825639.shtml |date=February 10, 2019 |website=sina.com.cn |language=zh |access-date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> Brown made his debut for the Loong Lions two days later, scoring 17 points with 2 rebounds and a steal in a 97–93 victory over the [[Beijing Ducks]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Regular Season Round 40: Beijing Ducks – Guangzhou LL 93–97 |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/China/2019/0212_941_3514.asp |date=February 12, 2019 |website=eurobasket.com |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> In eight games he averaged 25.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.8 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.<ref name="auto"/>

===Crvena zvezda===
On August 3, 2019, [[KK Crvena zvezda]] announced that they had signed Brown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorenco Braun pojačao crveno-beli zid!!! |language=sr |url=http://www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs/lorenco-braun-pojacao-crveno-beli-zid-03-08-2019.html |date=August 3, 2019 |website=kkcrvenazvezda.rs |access-date=August 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803092627/http://www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs/lorenco-braun-pojacao-crveno-beli-zid-03-08-2019.html |archive-date=August 3, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lorenzo Brown reinforced the red and white squad |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=42140 |date=August 3, 2019 |website=aba-liga.com |access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> He averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 84% from the free throw line.<ref name="auto"/>

===Fenerbahçe===
On July 14, 2020, he signed with [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe Beko]] of the [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|Turkish Basketball Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/635759/Fenerbahce-signs-Lorenzo-Brown,-ex-Crvena-Zvezda |title=Fenerbahce signs Lorenzo Brown, ex Crvena Zvezda |date=July 14, 2020 |publisher=Eurobasket |language=En |access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> He averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 83% from the free throw line.<ref name="auto"/> On June 17, 2021, Brown was released from the Turkish club.

===UNICS Kazan===
On July 23, 2021, Brown signed a one-year contract with [[BC UNICS|UNICS]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Unics Kazan announces Lorenzo Brown |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/unics-kazan-announces-lorenzo-brown/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 23, 2021 |date=July 23, 2021 |last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro}}</ref> He left the team in early 2022 due to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], but returned later to finish the season.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1316372/unics-kazan-reportedly-suing-jarrel-brantley-for-250000/ |title=Unics Kazan reportedly suing Jarrell Brantley for $250,000 |date=March 4, 2022 |website=Eurohoops}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://newswep.com/more-than-50-people-which-of-the-foreigners-left-the-russian-sports-clubs-football-rbc-sport/ |title=More than 50 people. Which of the foreigners left the Russian sports clubs: RBC Sport |date=March 5, 2022}}</ref> He averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 85% from the free throw line.<ref name="auto"/>

===Maccabi Tel Aviv===
On June 29, 2022, Brown signed a two-year deal with Israeli club [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://basketnews.com/news-174300-lorenzo-brown-officially-signs-a-two-year-deal-with-maccabi-tel-aviv.html |title=Lorenzo Brown officially signs a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv |date=June 29, 2022 |website=BasketNews}}</ref> In 2022–23, he averaged 16.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, and shot 89% from the free throw line.<ref name="auto"/>

In February, Brown signed a contract extension with Maccabi until the end of the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://basketnews.com/news-185024-lorenzo-brown-extends-his-contract-with-maccabi-tel-aviv.html |title=Lorenzo Brown extends his contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv |date=February 9, 2023 |website=BasketNews}}</ref>

===Panathinaikos===
On June 19, 2024, Brown agreed upon a three-year contract, worth 5.4 million euros (along with a €600.000 buy-out compensation for [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]]), with the reigning [[EuroLeague]] champions [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]. The deal was made official on June 25, 2024.

==National team career==
After being a [[naturalization]] target for Croatia,<ref>{{cite news |last=Radičević |first=Vlado |url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/kad-nece-hrvati-hoce-spanjolci-a-ima-ih-47-milijuna-amerikancu-kojeg-obozava-hezonja-hitno-su-dali-drzavljanstvo-a-zna-se-i-razlog-20220705 |title=Kad neće Hrvati, hoće Španjolci, a ima ih 47 milijuna! Amerikancu kojeg obožava Hezonja hitno su dali državljanstvo, a zna se i razlog |agency=TPortal.hr |date=5 July 2022 |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="swish-cultures">{{cite news |author1=[[Jordan Taylor (basketball)|Jordan Taylor]] |author2=Anthony Goods |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dusvOOOjOVM&t=1769s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/dusvOOOjOVM |archive-date=14 February 2023 |url-status=live |title=Episode 30: Lorenzo Brown Talks NBA 10 day Contracts, Eurobasket, Spanish Nationality, EuroLeague & More (timestamp 29:29) |agency=Role Player podcast |date=30 January 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://basketnews.com/news-178223-lorenzo-brown-was-offered-to-croatia.html |title=Lorenzo Brown was offered to Croatia |agency=BasketNews.com |date=20 September 2022 |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref> Brown was granted [[Spanish citizenship]] in early July 2022 ahead of [[EuroBasket 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Lorenzo Brown was granted Spanish citizenship |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurobasket/1365336/lorenzo-brown-to-play-for-spain-national-team-eurobasket/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Eurohoops |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tsakos |first=Alexandros |url=https://hedgeout.net/2022/07/05/lorenzo-brown-acquires-spanish-nationality/ |title=Lorenzo Brown acquires Spanish nationality |agency=HedgeOut.com |date=5 July 2022 |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harpidis |first=Christos |url=https://twitter.com/chrisalucard/status/1544210638330859524 |title=Lorenzo Brown obtains Spanish nationality and will be able to play the FIBA Eurobasket 22 with Spain |agency=Christos Harpidis Twitter feed |date=5 July 2022 |access-date=14 February 2023}}</ref> Brown stated that the prospect of being coached at the Spain national team by [[Sergio Scariolo]]—whom he had previously collaborated with at the [[Toronto Raptors]]—was the deciding factor the player chose Spain.<ref name="swish-cultures"/>

He represented [[Spain men's national basketball team|Spain]] at [[EuroBasket 2022]], winning gold in the final against [[France men's national basketball team|France]]. He was subsequently named to the [[FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team#2022 EuroBasket|All-Tournament Team]].

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===NBA===
====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 26 || 0 || 8.6 || .302 || .100 || '''.692''' || 1.1 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || 2.5
| 26 || 0 || 8.6 || .302 || .100 || .692 || 1.1 || 1.6 || .5 || .1 || 2.5
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| '''29''' || '''7''' || '''18.9''' || '''.426''' || '''.214''' || .632 || '''2.4''' || '''3.1''' || '''1.0''' || '''.2''' || '''4.2'''
| '''29''' || '''7''' || '''18.9''' || '''.426''' || '''.214''' || .632 || '''2.4''' || '''3.1''' || '''1.0''' || '''.2''' || '''4.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| 8 || 0 || 7.6 || .320 || .125 || .750 || .9 || 1.4 || .4 || .1 || 2.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2017}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 14 || 0 || 9.9 || .412 || .167 || '''1.000''' || 1.1 || .9 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 26 || 0 || 8.2 || .324 || '''.214''' || '''1.000''' || 1.2 || 1.1 || .5 || '''.2''' || 2.1
|- class="sortbottom"
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 103 || 7 || 11.5 || .364 || .170 || .707 || 1.5 || 1.8 || .6 || .1 || 2.8
| style="text-align:left;"|
{{S-end}}
| 55 || 7 || 14.1 || .375 || .155 || .656 || 1.8 || 2.4 || .7 || .2 || 3.4

====Playoffs====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 NBA Playoffs|2018]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
| 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .300 || .400 || .500 || 1.5 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || 2.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 4 || 0 || 7.3 || .300 || .400 || .500 || 1.5 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || .3 || 2.3
{{S-end}}

===EuroLeague===
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Euroleague|2019–20]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]]
| 27 || 27 || 25.3 || .417 || .288 || .823 || 3.3 || 4.6 || 1.1 || '''.4''' || 12.3 || 13.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 EuroLeague|2020–21]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]]
| 37 || 12 || 23.0 || .423 || .327 || .804 || 2.2 || 3.5 || 1.3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 9.5 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 EuroLeague|2021–22]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC UNICS|UNICS]]
| 24 || 23 || 29.4 || '''.488''' || .322 || .857 || '''3.4''' || '''6.1''' || '''1.5''' || .2 || 13.8 || '''17.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022–23 EuroLeague|2022–23]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|[[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| 35 || 35 || '''31.6''' || .444 || '''.353''' || '''.911''' || 3.0 || 5.5 || 1.1 || .1 || '''16.4''' || 16.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2023–24 EuroLeague|2023–24]]
| '''38''' || '''38''' || 29.3 || .415 || .345 || .859 || 2.8 || '''6.1''' || 1.0 || .1 || 13.2 || 13.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 161 || 135 || 27.7 || .435 || .334 || .856 || 2.9 || 5.1 || 1.2 || .1 || 13.0 || 13.3
{{S-end}}

===Domestic leagues===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;"
! Year
! Team
! League
! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}}
! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}}
! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}}
! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}}
! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}}
! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}}
! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[List of NBA G League yearly standings|2013–14]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Delaware Blue Coats|Delaware 87ers]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[NBA G League|D-League]] || 12 || 35.0 || .468 || .426 || .804 || 5.2 || 6.9 || 1.7 || .2 || 19.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Grand Rapids Gold|Springfield Armor]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[NBA G League|D-League]] || 8 || 25.3 || .435 || .211 || .852 || 3.2 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .6 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 NBA Development League season|2014–15]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Grand Rapids Gold|Grand Rapids Drive]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[NBA G League|D-League]] || 19 || 31.8 || .500 || .382 || .810 || 5.3 || 3.8 || 1.9 || .3 || 16.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 NBA Development League season|2015–16]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Grand Rapids Gold|Grand Rapids Drive]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[NBA G League|D-League]] || 25 || 33.3 || .503 || .352 || .860 || 5.5 || 5.8 || 2.1 || .3 || 18.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016–17 NBA Development League season|2016–17]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Grand Rapids Gold|Grand Rapids Drive]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[NBA G League|D-League]] || 11 || 35.8 || .473 || .353 || .781 || 7.7 || 4.0 || 1.7 || .4 || 23.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016–17 Chinese Basketball Association season|2016–17]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|China|size=20px}} [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls|Zhejiang G. B.]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[Chinese Basketball Association|CBA]] || 20 || 32.6 || .457 || .301 || .804 || 7.4 || 5.5 || 2.6 || .5 || 23.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 NBA G League season|2017–18]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA|size=20px}} [[Raptors 905]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[NBA G League|G League]] || 32 || 33.2 || .468 || .330 || .792 || 5.2 || 8.8 || 1.7 || .2 || 18.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season|2018–19]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|China|size=20px}} [[Guangzhou Loong Lions|Guangzhou L. L.]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[Chinese Basketball Association|CBA]] || 8 || 32.0 || .592 || .293 || .800 || 5.4 || 4.9 || 2.7 || .6 || 25.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 ABA League First Division|2019–20]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Serbia|size=20px}} [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[ABA League|ABA]] || 18 || 21.3 || .503 || .313 || .917 || 2.7 || 6.3 || 1.4 || .4 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi|2020–21]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Turkey|size=20px}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (basketball)|Fenerbahçe]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[Basketbol Süper Ligi|TBSL]] || 20 || 23.8 || .452 || .346 || .860 || 2.8 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .1 || 11.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 VTB United League|2021–22]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Russia|size=20px}} [[BC UNICS|UNICS]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[VTB United League|VTBUL]] || 17 || 29.1 || .423 || .368 || .850 || 3.7 || 5.0 || 1.0 || .3 || 14.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2022–23 Israeli Basketball Premier League|2022–23]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Israel|size=20px}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Ligat HaAl]] || 22 || 24.9 || .393 || .303 || .849 || 2.1 || 6.1 || .9 || .1 || 11.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League|2023–24]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Israel|size=20px}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Ligat HaAl]] || 23 || 22.6 || .453 || .412 || .689 || 3.0 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .0 || 11.6
{{S-end}}

===College===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]]
| 31 || 26 || 28.8 || .413 || .298 || .713 || 3.7 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .4 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]]
| '''37''' || '''37''' || '''34.3''' || '''.450''' || '''.351''' || .729 || '''4.5''' || 6.3 || 1.8 || .5 || '''12.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]]
| 33 || 32 || 34.2 || .419 || .263 || '''.771''' || 4.3 || '''7.2''' || '''2.0''' || '''.6''' || 12.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 101 || 95 || 32.6 || .429 || .305 || .741 || 4.2 || 5.8 || 1.7 || .5 || 11.6
{{S-end}}
{{S-end}}


==References==
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* [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/lorenzo-brown_1958472 Lorenzo Brown] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Olympics]]
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 26 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brown and the second or maternal family name is Banks.
Lorenzo Brown
Brown with Tel Aviv in 2022
No. 2 – Panathinaikos
PositionPoint guard
LeagueGBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-08-26) 26 August 1990 (age 34)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican / Spanish[2]
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeNC State (2010–2013)
NBA draft2013: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Philadelphia 76ers
2013–2014→Delaware 87ers
2014–2015Grand Rapids Drive
2015Minnesota Timberwolves
2015–2016Grand Rapids Drive
2016Phoenix Suns
2016–2017Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2017Grand Rapids Drive
2017–2019Toronto Raptors
2017–2018→Raptors 905
2019Guangzhou Loong Lions
2019–2020Crvena zvezda
2020–2021Fenerbahçe
2021–2022UNICS Kazan
2022–2024Maccabi Tel Aviv
2024–presentPanathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2022 Germany

Lorenzo D'Ontez Brown Banks (born 26 August 1990) is an American-Spanish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and spent several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the United States, he helped lead the Spanish national team to a EuroBasket title in 2022.

High school career

[edit]

Brown initially attended Centennial High School in his native Roswell, Georgia (United States). He averaged 20.8 points as a senior and was named a fourth-team Parade All-American and the Georgia 5A player of the Year. When he graduated on 2009, he was the No. 36 nationally and the No. 7 shooting guard overall by Rivals.com. After he graduated, he attended the Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia.[3]

College career

[edit]
Brown at NC State.

Brown, a 6'5" guard, played for NC State from 2010 to 2013. He started all three seasons and led the Wolfpack to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013. As a junior, Brown averaged 12.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game and led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in assists with 7.2 per game.[4] At the close of the season, Brown was named second team All-ACC.[5] During his college career Brown averaged 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 32.6 minutes per game.

After the 2012–13 season, Brown decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and declared for the 2013 NBA draft.[6]

Professional career

[edit]

2013–14 season

[edit]

Brown was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves[7] and subsequently joined the team for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 26, 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the Timberwolves.[8] However, he was waived by Timberwolves on October 25, 2013.[9]

On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor.[10] On November 20, 2013, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[11] He made his debut that same day, scoring 5 points with 58 seconds left in the 4th quarter.[12] During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Delaware 87ers.[13] On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the 76ers.[14] On March 16, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.[15]

2014–15 season

[edit]

On July 29, 2014, he signed with Reyer Venezia of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[16] On September 5, 2014, his contract was voided by Venezia after he failed physicals.[17] On September 25, 2014, he signed with the Detroit Pistons.[18] However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014.[19] On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[20] On November 15, he made his debut for the Drive in a 112–103 loss to the Bakersfield Jam, recording 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes.[21] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[22]

On January 28, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.[23] Three days later, in just his third game for the Timberwolves, he was thrown into the starting line-up due to being the only healthy point guard on the team as Mo Williams and Zach LaVine were both out injured. He was forced to play all but five seconds of their 90–106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as he recorded 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 point.[24] He moved back to the bench the following game on February 2 with the return of Ricky Rubio from long-term injury. His playing time drastically decreased as he managed just 1:29 minutes of action in the 94–100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[25] On February 6, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Timberwolves.[26] On February 19, 2015, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season.[27] On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves.[28]

2015–16 season

[edit]

On November 12, 2015, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[29] Two days later, he made his season debut in a 113–101 win over the Delaware 87ers, recording 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench.[30]

On January 8, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns.[31] He made his debut for the Suns four days later, recording 7 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a 116–97 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[32] On January 18, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns.[33] After his contract expired, the Suns decided to not retain him, making him a free agent. On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second straight All-Star nod.[34] On February 2, he was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[35]

On March 18, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the Detroit Pistons.[36][37] He later signed a second 10-day contract with the Pistons on March 28,[38] and then for the rest of the season on April 13.[39] Brown was waived by the Pistons on October 22, 2016, before playing in a game for them.[40]

2016–17 season

[edit]

On November 4, 2016, Brown signed a deal with Russian team UNICS Kazan,[41] but his contract was voided on November 15 after failing a physical.[42] On December 8, 2016, he signed a contract with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association to replace the injured Cady Lalanne.[43] In 20 games, he averaged 24.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.[44]

On March 3, 2017, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 CBA season, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[45]

2017–18 season

[edit]

Brown joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2017 NBA Summer League. He ultimately signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Raptors. Under the terms of the deal, split time between the Raptors and their G League affiliate, the Raptors 905.[46] He also became the first player who previously had NBA experience to sign a two-way contract with an NBA team. He won the NBA G League Most Valuable Player Award for the season with Raptors 905.[47] Prior to the close of the season, Brown's contract was upgraded to a standard deal.[48]

2018–19 season

[edit]

On July 20, 2018, the Raptors re-signed Brown.[49] In 26 games for the team during the 2018–19 season, Brown averaged 2.1 points per game in 8.2 minutes per game. On January 7, 2019, the Raptors waived Brown.[50]

On February 10, 2019, Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association was reported to have signed Brown.[51][52] Brown made his debut for the Loong Lions two days later, scoring 17 points with 2 rebounds and a steal in a 97–93 victory over the Beijing Ducks.[53] In eight games he averaged 25.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.8 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.[44]

Crvena zvezda

[edit]

On August 3, 2019, KK Crvena zvezda announced that they had signed Brown.[54][55] He averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 84% from the free throw line.[44]

Fenerbahçe

[edit]

On July 14, 2020, he signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[56] He averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 83% from the free throw line.[44] On June 17, 2021, Brown was released from the Turkish club.

UNICS Kazan

[edit]

On July 23, 2021, Brown signed a one-year contract with UNICS.[57] He left the team in early 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, but returned later to finish the season.[58][59] He averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 85% from the free throw line.[44]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

[edit]

On June 29, 2022, Brown signed a two-year deal with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[60] In 2022–23, he averaged 16.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, and shot 89% from the free throw line.[44]

In February, Brown signed a contract extension with Maccabi until the end of the 2025–26 season.[61]

Panathinaikos

[edit]

On June 19, 2024, Brown agreed upon a three-year contract, worth 5.4 million euros (along with a €600.000 buy-out compensation for Maccabi), with the reigning EuroLeague champions Panathinaikos. The deal was made official on June 25, 2024.

National team career

[edit]

After being a naturalization target for Croatia,[62][63][64] Brown was granted Spanish citizenship in early July 2022 ahead of EuroBasket 2022.[65][66][67] Brown stated that the prospect of being coached at the Spain national team by Sergio Scariolo—whom he had previously collaborated with at the Toronto Raptors—was the deciding factor the player chose Spain.[63]

He represented Spain at EuroBasket 2022, winning gold in the final against France. He was subsequently named to the All-Tournament Team.

Career statistics

[edit]
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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Philadelphia 26 0 8.6 .302 .100 .692 1.1 1.6 .5 .1 2.5
2014–15 Minnesota 29 7 18.9 .426 .214 .632 2.4 3.1 1.0 .2 4.2
2015–16 Phoenix 8 0 7.6 .320 .125 .750 .9 1.4 .4 .1 2.5
2017–18 Toronto 14 0 9.9 .412 .167 1.000 1.1 .9 .4 — 2.3
2018–19 Toronto 26 0 8.2 .324 .214 1.000 1.2 1.1 .5 .2 2.1
Career 103 7 11.5 .364 .170 .707 1.5 1.8 .6 .1 2.8

Playoffs

[edit]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Toronto 4 0 7.3 .300 .400 .500 1.5 .5 — .3 2.3
Career 4 0 7.3 .300 .400 .500 1.5 .5 — .3 2.3

EuroLeague

[edit]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Crvena zvezda 27 27 25.3 .417 .288 .823 3.3 4.6 1.1 .4 12.3 13.0
2020–21 Fenerbahçe 37 12 23.0 .423 .327 .804 2.2 3.5 1.3 — 9.5 8.6
2021–22 UNICS 24 23 29.4 .488 .322 .857 3.4 6.1 1.5 .2 13.8 17.3
2022–23 Maccabi Tel Aviv 35 35 31.6 .444 .353 .911 3.0 5.5 1.1 .1 16.4 16.1
2023–24 38 38 29.3 .415 .345 .859 2.8 6.1 1.0 .1 13.2 13.1
Career 161 135 27.7 .435 .334 .856 2.9 5.1 1.2 .1 13.0 13.3

Domestic leagues

[edit]
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 United States Delaware 87ers D-League 12 35.0 .468 .426 .804 5.2 6.9 1.7 .2 19.9
United States Springfield Armor D-League 8 25.3 .435 .211 .852 3.2 5.2 1.0 .6 13.4
2014–15 United States Grand Rapids Drive D-League 19 31.8 .500 .382 .810 5.3 3.8 1.9 .3 16.8
2015–16 United States Grand Rapids Drive D-League 25 33.3 .503 .352 .860 5.5 5.8 2.1 .3 18.3
2016–17 United States Grand Rapids Drive D-League 11 35.8 .473 .353 .781 7.7 4.0 1.7 .4 23.6
2016–17 China Zhejiang G. B. CBA 20 32.6 .457 .301 .804 7.4 5.5 2.6 .5 23.9
2017–18 United States Raptors 905 G League 32 33.2 .468 .330 .792 5.2 8.8 1.7 .2 18.7
2018–19 China Guangzhou L. L. CBA 8 32.0 .592 .293 .800 5.4 4.9 2.7 .6 25.2
2019–20 Serbia Crvena zvezda ABA 18 21.3 .503 .313 .917 2.7 6.3 1.4 .4 10.6
2020–21 Turkey Fenerbahçe TBSL 20 23.8 .452 .346 .860 2.8 4.3 1.2 .1 11.9
2021–22 Russia UNICS VTBUL 17 29.1 .423 .368 .850 3.7 5.0 1.0 .3 14.6
2022–23 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 22 24.9 .393 .303 .849 2.1 6.1 .9 .1 11.2
2023–24 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 23 22.6 .453 .412 .689 3.0 5.0 1.1 .0 11.6

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 NC State 31 26 28.8 .413 .298 .713 3.7 3.7 1.3 .4 9.3
2011–12 NC State 37 37 34.3 .450 .351 .729 4.5 6.3 1.8 .5 12.7
2012–13 NC State 33 32 34.2 .419 .263 .771 4.3 7.2 2.0 .6 12.4
Career 101 95 32.6 .429 .305 .741 4.2 5.8 1.7 .5 11.6

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