Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition
Brian Grant - Runs the Brian Grant foundation for fellow Parkinson's sufferers.
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Retired • Retired after 2006 season • PF/C • 12 years of NBA experience
Height6'9
Weight254 lbs
Born5th March 1972 (age 54)
Nationality🇺🇸USA
NBA Draft8th pick, 1994
Pre-draft teamXavier (Ohio)
HandRight
Agentn/a
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Stats
| Year | League | Team | G | MPG | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 80 | 28.6 | 13.2 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 51.1% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.0% | 2.9 | 4.5 | 63.6% | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 1995-96 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 78 | 30.7 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 50.7% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 23.5% | 3.4 | 4.6 | 73.2% | 2.2 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 1996-97 | NBA | Sacramento Kings | 24 | 25.3 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 44.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2.9 | 3.8 | 77.8% | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| 1997-98 | NBA | Portland Trail Blazers | 61 | 31.5 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 50.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.8 | 3.7 | 75.0% | 3.2 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 1998-99 | NBA | Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 31.8 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 47.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.8 | 4.7 | 81.4% | 3.6 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| 1999-00 | NBA | Portland Trail Blazers | 63 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 49.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 1.8 | 2.6 | 67.5% | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Miami Heat | 82 | 33.8 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 47.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 3.4 | 4.3 | 79.7% | 2.6 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Miami Heat | 72 | 31.3 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 46.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.4 | 1.7 | 84.9% | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 2002-03 | NBA | Miami Heat | 82 | 32.2 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 50.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.9 | 2.5 | 77.1% | 2.9 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Miami Heat | 76 | 30.3 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 47.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.1 | 1.4 | 78.2% | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | L.A. Lakers | 69 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 49.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.8 | 1.1 | 72.2% | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 41.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.3 | 0.4 | 87.5% | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Teams
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 1990 - 1994 | Xavier (NCAA) |
| June 1994 - June 1997 | Sacramento Kings (NBA) |
| August 1997 - June 2000 | Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) |
| August 2000 - July 2004 | Miami Heat (NBA) |
| July 2004 - August 2005 | L.A. Lakers (NBA) |
| August 2005 - June 2006 | Phoenix Suns (NBA) |
| June 2006 - October 2006 | Boston Celtics (NBA) |
Transactions
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 8th overall by Sacramento Kings. |
| 30th October 1994 | NBA | Signed a thirteen year, circa. $29.3 million contract with Sacramento Kings. Included early termination option after 1996/97 season. |
| 30th June 1997 | NBA | Exercised early termination option. |
| 23rd August 1997 | NBA | Signed a seven-year, circa. $63 million contract with Portland Trail Blazers. Included early termination option after 1999/2000 season. |
| 28th June 2000 | NBA | Exercised early termination option. |
| 30th August 2000 | NBA | Signed and traded by Portland Trail Blazers with a seven-year, $84,914,536 contract, to Miami Heat, along with Gary Grant to Cleveland Cavaliers, in exchange for Shawn Kemp from Cleveland Cavaliers. Contract included early termination option after 2005/06 season. |
| 14th July 2004 | NBA | Traded by Miami Heat, along with Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, a 2006 first-round pick (#26, Jordan Farmar) and a 2007 second-round pick (#50, Renaldas Seibutis), to L.A. Lakers in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal. |
| 17th August 2005 | NBA | Waived by L.A. Lakers via the amnesty clause. |
| 18th August 2005 | NBA | Signed a two-year, $3,473,000 contract with Phoenix Suns. Included player option for 2006/07. |
| 25th June 2006 | NBA | Exercised 2006/07 player option. |
| 2006 NBA Draft | NBA | Traded by Phoenix Suns, along with the draft rights to Rajon Rondo (#21) and cash, to Boston Celtics in exchange for a 2007 first-round pick (#24, Rudy Fernandez). |
| 27th October 2006 | NBA | Waived by Boston Celtics. |
Awards
| Year | Award | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Citizenship Award | Portland Trail Blazers |
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Articles
Older articles (2)
Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys
Brian Grant - Slam Online carried a long feature on Grant's new life as recently as January. If you did not know already, Grant has been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease.
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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 25
- Brian GrantAs you probably already know, Brian Grant recently went public with his struggle against early onset Parkinson's. That struggle continues; sadly, that struggle will always continue, because a cure does not yet exist. This article by Ken Berger describes Grant's daily battle with the disease, what it's cost him, and of what it's going to cost him. I found it very upsetting and I believe you will too. God bless you, Brian Grant. He definitely owes you one.
