Shannon brown biography lakers contract

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NBA: Free agent spurns bigger offers, gets two-year, $ million deal to

stay with champions.

Shannon Brown made it clear he wished to re-sign with the Lakers.

He said he liked his teammates. He liked the fans. He liked the coaching staff. He liked the arena. He liked the weather.

And he really liked winning the NBA championship last month.

So, instead of chasing after bigger bucks elsewhere, Brown agreed to re-sign with the Lakers for $ million over two seasons, his agent said Monday. Brown could have signed for more money over more seasons with other teams, agent Mark Bartlestein said.

Brown made a modest salary of $, last season.

“It’s a great day,” said Brown, a reserve guard who averaged points with the Lakers last season. “They showed me so much love. I felt good about what was going on here.

“I see a lot of great things happening for me and the Lakers franchise.”

Brown was a late addition to the Lakers’ roster and, al

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Shannon Brown

American basketball player (born )

For other people named Shannon Brown, see Shannon Brown (disambiguation).

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Shannon Brown prepared for no season

"We're a family. If a guy is hurting (financially) and a guy needs to reach out to somebody, I think that person will be there for him to help them get over the hump that they need to get over until this thing is over."

National Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter told the L.A. Times last month that the Lakers' Kobe Bryant was one person who had offered to lend money to fellow players during the work stoppage.

"But," Brown added about the loan scenario, "we don't want to (miss the season). Not at all."

The NBA has been locked out since July 1 and has already canceled the first two weeks of the regular season. The split of the league's total Basketball Related Income (BRI) remains a hotly contested issue, with both the players' and owners' sides seeking a percent portion in their favor. Under the last collective bargaining agreement that expired June 30, players took home 57 percent of the BRI.

Both sides met with G

Brown signing a basketball during his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers
Born	() November 29, (age&#;39) Maywood, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6&#;ft 4&#;in (&#;m)
Listed weight	&#;lb (95&#;kg)
High school	Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
College	Michigan State (–)
NBA draft	1st round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	–
Position	Shooting guard
Number	6, 12, 26, 1
–	Cleveland Cavaliers
	→Albuquerque Thunderbirds
	→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
	Chicago Bulls
	→Iowa Energy
–	Charlotte Bobcats
–	Los Angeles Lakers
–	Phoenix Suns
	San Antonio Spurs
	New York Knicks
	Miami Heat
–	Wisconsin Herd
	Delaware 87ers
Points	3, ( ppg)
Rebounds	( rpg)
Assists	( apg)
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