Former NBA No. 1 pick doesn’t envy LeBron James status, ‘bust is better’

Kwame Brown missed NBA since 2013 After 12 seasons in the league.

The former No. 1 overall draft pick was picked by the Washington Wizards. 2001 NBA Draftin hopes of turning the struggling franchise around.

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kwame Brown battles the Wizards’ Ethan Thomas for the ball at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, December 26, 2005
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It didn’t turn out like everyone expected. Brown was only in Washington for four years before being traded to Washington. los angeles lakers 2005 for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins.

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The trade followed a disappointing four years for Brown, who averaged only 7.7 points and 5.5 rebounds as a member of the Wizards.

He’s been labeled as one of the biggest busts in NBA history, but the now 40-year-old says he has no regrets about his career and prefers anonymity to one of the NBA’s greats. .

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“I think it was good. It’s better to be a bust,” Brown said on “Pivot.” podcast if asked If the label “bust” affected his social life.

Kwame Brown of the Wizards sits on the bench during a Seattle Sonics game at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, November 12, 2002.
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“lebron [James] I can’t do it. They take pictures wherever he goes. I was bust Wherever I go, no one takes pictures of me. ”

Brown said he no longer worries about how people label him because he’s focused on his post-basketball life.

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When asked what the biggest turning point in her life was, Brown said, “When I was younger, I really cared about making people understand that I wasn’t this bust.

Wizards’ Kwame Brown is defended by Boston Celtics’ Antoine Walker on Oct. 31, 2002 at the MCI Center in Washington, DC.
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“I’m 40. I don’t play basketball. I don’t care,” he continued. “I just want people to see the difference in the way the media spins these stories and destroys these men’s names.”

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After playing two seasons with the Lakers, Brown traded from Washingtoneventually playing for five more teams before his final season in 2012–13.

Brown finished his career averaging 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds.