{"id":11230,"date":"2023-01-26T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/former-nba-no-1-pick-doesnt-envy-lebron-james-status-bust-is-better\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:38:00","slug":"former-nba-no-1-pick-doesnt-envy-lebron-james-status-bust-is-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/former-nba-no-1-pick-doesnt-envy-lebron-james-status-bust-is-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA No. 1 pick doesn’t envy LeBron James status, ‘bust is better’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kwame Brown missed NBA since 2013<\/u> After 12 seasons in the league. <\/p>\n

The former No. 1 overall draft pick was picked by the Washington Wizards. 2001 NBA Draft<\/u>in hopes of turning the struggling franchise around. <\/p>\n

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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<\/u> 2005 for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins. <\/p>\n

Warriors’ Steph Curry ejected for throwing mouthpiece over frustration with teammate<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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. . <\/p>\n

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

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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<\/u>] I can’t do it. They take pictures wherever he goes. I was bust Wherever I go, no one takes pictures of me. ” <\/p>\n

Brown said he no longer worries about how people label him because he’s focused on his post-basketball life.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

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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.” <\/p>\n

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After playing two seasons with the Lakers, Brown traded from Washington<\/u>eventually playing for five more teams before his final season in 2012\u201313. <\/p>\n

Brown finished his career averaging 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds. <\/p>\n

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Joe Morgan is a sports reporter for Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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