Christian Braun

BIOGRAPHY

Christian Braun was born April 17, 2001 in Burlington, Kansas. He is a shooting guard in the NBA.

As a freshman at Kansas, Braun averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, earning Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors. On November 27, 2020, he recorded a career-high 30 points, nine rebounds and four steals in a 94–72 win over Saint Joseph's. As a sophomore, Braun averaged 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Big 12 as a junior. In the Final Four against Villanova, he became the 65th player to reach 1,000 points for Kansas, finishing that game with 10 points and helping the Jayhawks reach the Finals. In the Finals against the North Carolina Tar Heels, he had 12 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, which helped Kansas rally from a 40–25 halftime deficit. In the final possession of that game, he defended Caleb Love's three-point attempt, sealing the win and giving him his first NCAA title. On April 24, 2022, Braun declared for the 2022 NBA draft, while maintaining his college eligiblity. On May 25, 2022, he confirmed he would remain in the NBA draft and forego his senior season.

Braun was picked by the Denver Nuggets with the 21st overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft.

Braun was picked by the Denver Nuggets with the 21st overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. On July 3, 2022, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets. Braun helped the Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals in five games en route to the Nuggets’ first NBA championship in franchise history.