Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Bruce Brown Jr. was born on August 15, 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a shooting guard in the NBA. 

Brown attended school in Wakefield and played for Wakefield Memorial High School before transferring to Vermont Academy. There, he was able to get offers from many high majors and mid majors yet committed to Miami as a 5 star recruit. After the season Brown declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, thereby allowing for the possibility of returning to college. Brown ultimately decided to stay in the draft. Brown was drafted 42nd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2018 NBA draft. On November 19, 2020, Brown was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade.

On July 7, 2022, Brown signed with the Denver Nuggets. Brown signed a two-year contract worth $13 million. On November 23, Brown recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists during a win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2023, Brown and the Nuggets reached the NBA Finals where they defeated the Miami Heat in 5 games to give Brown his first NBA Championship. Brown scored the winning points on a layup off an offensive rebound with just over ninety seconds left in the game, and hit two free throws to make it a two-possession game with less than thirty seconds remaining.