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Brand started the Elton Brand Foundation in the spring of 2000. His foundation is an organization that provides support to worthy causes in Chicago, Illinois; Peekskill, New York; and Durham, North Carolina. In the summer of 2006, Elton married his longtime girlfriend (and fellow Duke student) Shahara Simmons in North Carolina.
The 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University.
Steven D'Shawn Francis (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft and was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year (along with Elton Brand) in his first season.
This article lists U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards.Several organizations sponsor an award for the nation's top player. Thirty (30) times since there have been six player of the year awards has a single player won all awards.
Besides being known for his three-point shooting, he also relied heavily on his post-up game. In addition, he also ran the Clutch City shootout contest in Houston during his Rockets years. Mobley, along with Sam Cassell and Elton Brand, led the Clippers to the 2006 NBA playoffs. On January 28, 2005, Mobley's home was burglarized.
Elton Brand – 2006 [7] NBA Teammate of the Year. Chauncey Billups – 2013 [8] NBA Executive of the Year. Elgin Baylor – 2006 [9] All-NBA First Team. Chris Paul – 2012–2014; DeAndre Jordan – 2016 [10] Kawhi Leonard – 2021 [11] All-NBA Second Team. Elton Brand – 2006; Blake Griffin – 2012–2014; Chris Paul – 2015, 2016; Kawhi ...
Shane Battier entered his senior season as the remaining member of Duke's heralded recruiting class of 1997 which included Elton Brand and William Avery and had nearly led Duke to a championship two years earlier. (Brand and Avery, along with Corey Maggette would become the first Duke underclassmen to leave early for the draft that year.)
On July 9, 2008, the 76ers signed power forward Elton Brand to a five-year, $79.795 million contract, [31] after trading Rodney Carney [32] and renouncing their rights to all their unrestricted free agents. [33] Brand had originally opted out of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, looking to re-sign with them. [34]