Brendan Todd Haywood (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who was a
center
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in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He won an
NBA championship
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with the
Dallas Mavericks
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in
2011
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. Following his playing career, Haywood became a college basketball announcer for
CBS Sports
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and a co-host/analyst on
SiriusXM NBA Radio
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.
College career
As a senior at
James B. Dudley High School in
Greensboro, North Carolina
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, Haywood won the Gatorade
North Carolina
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Basketball Player of the Year. He was named to the 1997
McDonald's All-American Team
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.
After graduation, Haywood enrolled at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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for the 1997–98 season. Haywood was recruited by legendary Tar Heel basketball
coach Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
, but the coach retired shortly after Haywood's arrival on campus and turned the job over to his assistant,
Bill Guthridge. Haywood backed up
Makhtar N'Diaye at the center position his freshman season, and was the most-used bench player after the six rotating starters (
Antawn Jamison
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,
Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for ESPN. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played p ...
,
Shammond Williams,
Ed Cota
Eduardo Enrique Cota (born May 19, 1976) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player.
High school career
Cota played his freshman and sophomore years at Brooklyn, New York's Samuel J. Tilden High School. As a sophomore, he ...
,
Ademola Okulaja, and N'Diaye). That season, the Tar Heels advanced to the National Semifinals of the
1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Haywood moved into the starting lineup during his sophomore season, and the Tar Heels earned a #3 seed in the
1999 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the first round. The Tar Heels struggled again during the 1999–2000 season, but experienced a resurgence during the
2000 NCAA tournament, reaching the Final Four. The 2000–01 season was Haywood's last at UNC and the first for new head coach
Matt Doherty. That season the Tar Heels earned a #2 seed in the
2001 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the second round.
At UNC, Haywood recorded the first
triple-double
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in school history against the
University of Miami
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on December 4, 2000, with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks (which was also a UNC record). He also finished his college basketball career as the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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's all-time leader in field goal percentage (63.7%) and is the Tar Heels' all-time leader in blocked shots (304). During his senior year, Haywood was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd Team, and also was named 2nd Team All-America by the Sporting News.
NBA career
Washington Wizards (2001–2010)
Haywood was selected by the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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with the 20th overall pick in the
2001 NBA draft
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. He was later traded to the
Orlando Magic
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in exchange for
Michael Doleac, who in turn traded him to the
Washington Wizards
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in exchange for
Laron Profit
Bronta Laron Profit (born August 5, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player.
Early life and college
Profit was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Because his stepfather James Truiett served i ...
and a first-round draft pick. After playing as the Wizards' starting center for the bulk of six years, Haywood began putting up career numbers in the 2007–08 season.
Dallas Mavericks (2010–2012)
On February 13, 2010, Haywood was traded to the
Dallas Mavericks
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along with
Caron Butler
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and
DeShawn Stevenson
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for
Josh Howard
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,
Drew Gooden
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,
James Singleton, and
Quinton Ross. On July 9, 2010, Haywood re-signed with the Mavericks to a reported six-year, $55 million deal. The Mavericks went on to win the 2011 NBA championship. On July 12, 2012, Haywood was waived by the Mavericks under the league's
amnesty clause
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.
Charlotte Bobcats (2012–2014)
On July 14, 2012, Haywood was claimed off waivers by the
Charlotte Bobcats
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. He missed the entire
2013–14 season due to a stress fracture in his foot.
Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2015)
On July 12, 2014, Haywood was traded, along with the drafts right to
Dwight Powell, to the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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in exchange for
Scotty Hopson and cash considerations. Haywood's final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals on May 26, 2015. In that game, Cleveland completed a 4–0 sweep over the Atlanta Hawks, winning the game 118 – 88, with Haywood only playing for 2 minutes, missing his only jumpshot and recording no other stats. That 2 minutes was the only playing time Haywood saw during the 2015 Playoffs with the Cavs. Cleveland advanced to the
Finals
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, but eventually lost to the
Golden State Warriors
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in six games.
On July 27, 2015, Haywood was traded, along with
Mike Miller and two future second-round draft picks, to the
Portland Trail Blazers
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in exchange for cash considerations. However, the Blazers waived him three days later.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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Washington
, 81 , , 69 , , 23.8 , , .510 , , .000 , , .633 , , 5.0 , , .4 , , .4 , , 1.5 , , 6.2
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Washington
, 77 , , 59 , , 19.3 , , .515 , , .000 , , .585 , , 5.0 , , .6 , , .4 , , 1.3 , , 7.0
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Washington
, 68 , , 68 , , 27.4 , , .560 , , .000 , , .609 , , 6.8 , , .8 , , .8 , , 1.7 , , 9.4
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Washington
, 79 , , 70 , , 23.8 , , .514 , , .000 , , .585 , , 5.9 , , .6 , , .4 , , 1.3 , , 7.3
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Washington
, 77 , , 49 , , 22.6 , , .558 , , .000 , , .548 , , 6.2 , , .6 , , .4 , , 1.1 , , 6.6
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Washington
, 80 , , 80 , , 27.9 , , .528 , , .000 , , .735 , , 7.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , 1.7 , , 10.6
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, 6 , , 5 , , 29.2 , , .480 , , .000 , , .476 , , 7.3 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , 2.5 , , 9.7
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, 49 , , 48 , , 32.9 , , .561 , , .000 , , .646 , , 10.3 , , .4 , , .4 , , 2.1 , , 9.8
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Dallas
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, 28 , , 19 , , 26.5 , , .564 , , .000 , , .575 , , 7.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , 2.0 , , 8.1
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Dallas
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, 72 , , 8 , , 18.5 , , .574 , , .000 , , .362 , , 5.2 , , .3 , , .2 , , 1.0 , , 4.4
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Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...
, 54 , , 54 , , 21.2 , , .518 , , .000 , , .469 , , 6.0 , , .4 , , .4 , , 1.0 , , 5.2
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Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, 61 , , 17 , , 19.0 , , .431 , , .000 , , .455 , , 4.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , .8 , , 3.5
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Cleveland
, 22 , , 1 , , 5.4 , , .467 , , .000 , , .538 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , .1 , , .5 , , 1.6
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, 816 , , 549 , , 22.9 , , .528 , , .000 , , .587 , , 6.0 , , .5 , , .4 , , 1.4 , , 6.8
Playoffs
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2005
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Washington
, 10 , , 10 , , 29.6 , , .542 , , .000 , , .636 , , 7.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , 2.0 , , 10.6
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2006
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Washington
, 6 , , 6 , , 25.8 , , .682 , , .000 , , .520 , , 3.2 , , .8 , , .3 , , 1.8 , , 7.2
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2007
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Washington
, 3 , , 0 , , 11.3 , , .714 , , .000 , , .750 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.3
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2008
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Washington
, 6 , , 6 , , 29.7 , , .591 , , .000 , , .800 , , 6.7 , , .8 , , .7 , , 1.5 , , 12.0
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2010
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Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...
, 6 , , 2 , , 23.2 , , .571 , , .000 , , .600 , , 6.2 , , .5 , , 1.2 , , 1.7 , , 6.0
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2011
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†
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Dallas
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, 18 , , 0 , , 15.3 , , .581 , , .000 , , .465 , , 4.1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 1.0 , , 3.1
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2012
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Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...
, 4 , , 4 , , 15.3 , , .286 , , .000 , , .625 , , 3.3 , , .3 , , .3 , , .5 , , 3.3
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, 53 , , 28 , , 21.4 , , .564 , , .000 , , .598 , , 5.0 , , .5 , , .6 , , 1.3 , , 6.4
Broadcast career
After Haywood retired from the NBA, he became an analyst and a broadcaster for NBA TV. He also worked as an analyst for NBATV and TNT's coverage of the first round of the
2021 NBA playoffs.
References
External links
Official website
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1979 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Greensboro, North Carolina
Centers (basketball)
Charlotte Bobcats players
Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
Cleveland Cavaliers players
Dallas Mavericks players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Basketball players from New York City
Universiade gold medalists for the United States
Universiade medalists in basketball
Washington Wizards players
Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople