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PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK
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Elton Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Peekskill, New York) is a professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers and the USA National Team. Often one of the more underrated players in the league, Brand has how established himself as one of the premier power forwards in the game today. Brand is one of four active players to have career averages of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game; the other three are Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal and Kevin Garnett.
At the age of thirteen, Brand enrolled in Peekskill High School, where he was immediately added to the varsity basketball roster. He played AAU basketball with future NBA player Ron Artest and, by his senior year, he was consistently ranked among the top high school basketball players in the country. At the same time, he became something of a cult hero in Peekskill, helping his team win two state championships while demonstrating a humble calm and an articulate intelligence. The Governor of New York, fellow Peekskill native George Pataki, was once asked about being the town's favorite son, and he answered that Peekskill's favorite son was not the Governor but Elton Brand. Recruited heavily after his successful high school career, Brand decided to enroll at Duke University alongside a cluster of other high school stars, including Shane Battier.
As a sophomore, Brand was the dominant inside presence for a Duke team that is widely regarded as one of the most talented teams in recent NCAA history. After leading the Blue Devils to the championship game of the Final Four–where they were upset by the University of Connecticut–Brand was named the consensus National Player of the Year. He subsequently decided to leave Duke after his sophomore season and apply for the NBA draft, where he was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the first pick.
After two successful seasons with the Bulls, during which he received the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2000, Brand was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2001. In Los Angeles, Brand became the first Clipper since Danny Manning (in 1994) to be selected to the All-Star team.
In the 2006 NBA season, Brand experienced a personal renaissance. He posted career-highs in points per game (24.7) and field-goal percentage (52.7), while leading the Clippers to a 47-35 record, good enough for the sixth seed in the Western Conference. In February 2006, Brand was selected to the 2006 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve forward for the West. As a result of his individual prowess and the Clippers' recent success, many analysts believed that he was a strong candidate for Most Valuable Player for the 2006 season. Steve Nash went on to win the award. On April 22, 2006, Brand made his playoff debut scoring 21 points against the Denver Nuggets. On May 1, Brand helped lead the team to its first playoff series win since 1976, when the team was known as the Buffalo Braves. Although the Clippers eventually lost in game 7 against the Phoenix Suns, the Clippers had the best season that their franchise had ever seen. Brand was the recipient of the 2006 NBA Sportsmanship Award, and a runner-up for the same award in 2005.
On July 9th, Brand signed a five-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, a team Brand has previously stated to have interest in. He joins a talented and young team in Philly, let by his new high-flying front court running mate, Andre Iguodala. With the addition of Brand, Philadelphia is expected to be a major contender in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
The two-time All-Star Brand plays the power forward position, despite being only 6 ft 8 in tall and thus usually giving up two inches or more to his direct opponent. However, Brand has established himself as one of the top big wingmen of the NBA, averaging 20.3 points, 10.4 rebounds (4.0 being offensive rebouns) and 2.00 blocks in his career.
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