Brian Wade Grant (born March 5, 1972) is an American former professional

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player. He played the

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and

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positions for five teams during 12 seasons in the

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. He was known for his tenacious rebounding and blue-collar defense. During his career, he played with the

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(where he made First Team All-Rookie in the 1994–95 season),

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and

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Early life

Grant grew up in the small, rural community of

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, near the

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about 40 miles southeast of

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. During summers, he spent most of his time working at area farms, cutting, housing, and stripping tobacco, digging potatoes and baling hay. He played basketball at Georgetown High School, mostly in anonymity until

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's basketball office began receiving anonymous calls stating that they should take a look at Grant. Xavier assistant coach

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finally scouted Grant, followed by visits from XU head coach

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. Georgetown High's gymnasium has since been renamed Brian Grant Gymnasium.

College career

Grant played basketball at Xavier University, but the anonymity quickly faded. After four seasons at Xavier, Grant was second on the all-time leading scorers' list with 1,719 points. He was twice named

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Player of the Year. All four seasons at Xavier he led the Musketeers in rebounding, and was third on the all-time leading rebounding list with 1,080. He was named to the

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honorable mention All-American team in his junior year, after ranking second in the nation in field goal percentage with 65.4 percent. Grant was inducted into the Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 and became one of only four basketball players to have his jersey retired, in a ceremony held in 2011.

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (1994–1997)

Grant was selected in the first round, eighth overall, in the

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by the Sacramento Kings. In his rookie season he started in 59 out of 80 games, averaging 13.2 points a game with 7.5 rebounds. The following year, he started in 75 out of 78 games, increasing his scoring average to 14.4 points a game as the Kings made the playoffs. The Kings lost in four games to the top-seeded

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in the

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, with Grant averaging 9.8 points per game for the series. He signed a five-year, $29 million contract, but due to injuries appeared in only 24 games in the 1996–1997 season, and the Kings did not make the playoffs.

Portland Trail Blazers (1997–2000)

Grant opted out of the deal following the 1997 season to sign a six-year, $56 million deal with the

. In his first year with the Trail Blazers he started in 49 of 61 games as the team made the playoffs but lost in the

to the

3 games to 1. Grant averaged 13.2 points and 10.7 rebounds a game for the series. The 1998–1999 season was shortened to 50 games because of a league lockout, and Grant started 46 of 48 games with a scoring average of 11.5 points a game and a team high 9.8 rebounds per game. The Trail Blazers won the Pacific Division, swept the

in the first round of the

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and defeated the previous Western Conference Champion

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in six games in the second round. In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers were swept by the league-leading

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. Grant started all 13 playoff games and averaged 13.2 points with 9.2 rebounds. Prior to the 1999–2000 season, Portland acquired veteran all-star

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, and coach Mike Dunleavy decided to use Grant as a reserve behind rising all-star

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, who would go on to have a career year during the season as the Trail Blazers won 59 games and the second seed in the Western Conference. Portland opened the

with a 3–1 first-round win over the

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, with Grant and Wallace both being used as defensive options against

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. Grant was used in a similar fashion against

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and the

in the second round, with Portland advancing in five games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers faced the

led by Pippen's former

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coach

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and the duo of

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and

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. The teams split the first two games before the Lakers took games 3 and 4 to take a 3–1 series lead, but Portland responded with a win on the road in game 5 and a home win in the sixth game to set up a seventh game with a trip to the

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on the line. Despite taking a double-digit lead into the fourth quarter, the Lakers rallied and won the game, eliminating Portland. Grant averaged 5.4 points and 5.8 rebounds throughout the 2000 playoff run. After two years as the starting PF and one year as the Blazers' number one big man off the bench, Grant once again opted out of his deal to become a free agent, hoping to land a starting job elsewhere. Grant made an appearance (albeit as an in game model) in a memorable

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commercial in 1999 where he was seen talking to ''

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'' character Tails. After the two-tailed fox said to Grant, "Brian, you're going to get roofed.", Grant replied with, "Shut up, quadruped."

Miami Heat (2000–2004)

In the summer of 2000 Grant signed a 7-year $86 million deal with the

, despite coming off season averages of 7.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg. The deal raised eyebrows, but Heat President and GM

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insisted that Grant was the missing piece to the Heat's championship puzzle, along with other recently acquired players Eddie Jones and Anthony Mason. Weeks before the start of the season Miami's all-star center

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was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease forcing Riley to play Grant at center despite usually playing at the power forward position. Grant responded by putting up a career season of 15.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg, and a career high 79.7% at the foul line. Miami won 50 games, and Mourning returned to the team in late March, but were swept in the

by the younger

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. Grant averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds for the series. In the 2001–2002 season, with the anticipated return of Mourning to the lineup, Grant returned to his natural power forward position. Grant started in 72 games for Miami averaging 9.3 points and 8.0 rebounds a game for the season, but the Heat failed to reach the postseason. The next year signaled a rebuilding era for the team, as the Heat won just 25 games with Grant averaging 10.3 points a game along with a career high 10.2 rebounds, which placed him at fifth in the league in rebounds per game. He also finished the season 4th in total rebounds, 5th in defensive rebounds, and 10th in the league in field goal percentage at .509 percent, all personal bests. The Heat once again found themselves in the lottery, and would select

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in the draft to join sophomore

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before acquiring free agent

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in the offseason. Alonzo Mourning, who did not play in the 2003 season, left the team and signed with the

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, leaving Grant as the team's best option at the center position. Just prior to the 2003–2004 season, another major franchise change occurred, as Pat Riley stepped down as coach. He would be replaced by longtime assistant

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. The 2003–2004 season proved to be a major success for the rebuilding franchise, as the Heat overcame an 0–7 start to eventually make the playoffs as the 4th seed in the East led by the play of Odom, Jones and Wade. Grant started 76 games at center and averaged 8.7 points and 6.9 rebounds a game. In the

, the Heat defeated the

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, who had relocated from Charlotte, in a challenging 7-game series in which the home team won every game. In the second round the Heat faced the top seeded

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, who took the first two games in Indiana before the Heat won two straight games at home to tie the series at two games apiece, including a game three victory led by Grant's 16 rebounds. The Pacers would win the next two games to advance however, defeating the young Heat team considered to have much promise heading into the future. Grant averaged 7.1 points and 8.6 rebounds a game throughout the postseason.

Los Angeles Lakers (2004–2005)

During the summer of 2004, the Heat traded Grant (along with

, and a future first-round draft pick) to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for superstar

. Grant would play one year for the rebuilding Lakers, playing in a total of 69 games and starting in eight with career-low averages of 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds a game.

Phoenix Suns (2005–2006)

In the 2005 offseason, Grant was released by the Lakers and signed with the Phoenix Suns. He would go on to only appear in 21 games for the Suns, including 5 games in their playoff run which resulted in wins against the Lakers, and the

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before falling to the

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in the Western Finals. Following the season Grant was traded in the

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to the

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with the rights to

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in exchange for a future first-round draft pick. After being waived by the Celtics on October 27, 2006, Grant formally announced his retirement after lingering injuries had reduced his level of play for several seasons. Brian worked with

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in the 2009 off-season in Columbus, Ohio, for the purposes of adding more toughness, basketball smarts, and miscellaneous advice.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Health

In November 2005, after talking with a neurologist at

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, Grant was diagnosed with early-onset

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. Through discussions and encouragement by well-known Parkinson's sufferers

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and

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, Grant publicized his diagnosis in 2009. Grant's memoir 'Rebound: Soaring in the NBA, Battling Parkinson's, and Finding What Really Matters' was released in April 2021, co-authored by Ric Bucher.

References

External links

The Brian Grant Foundation

Brian Grant Speaks
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