Dillon Brooks ( ; born January 22, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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, where he was named a consensus second-team

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and earned conference player of the year honors in the Pac-12 in 2017. Brooks was selected in the second round of the

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. He began his career with the

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, earning

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honors in 2023. In 2023, Brooks was named the

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Best Defensive Player after helping the Canada national team to bronze.

College career

Brooks, a

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from

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, went to the

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after playing at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in

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and Findlay Prep in

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. As a freshman, he averaged 11.5 points per game and was named to the

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all-freshman team. As a sophomore, Brooks led the

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to the

regular season title and a top ten national ranking. At the close of the season, he was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a third-team

by the

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. He was also named the District IX player of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Brooks averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. After the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Brooks said he would remain with Oregon for a third season. He suffered a foot injury in the summer of 2016 and did not play in Oregon's offseason trip to Spain. On November 7, 2016, Brooks was named to the

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' preseason All-America team. During his three seasons of college career Brooks averaged 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 28.9 minutes per game. Shortly after the 2016–17 season, he declared himself eligible for the

and hired an

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, ending his college career.

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2017–2023)

Brooks was drafted by the

with the 45th pick in the

and then was immediately traded to the

. On July 21, 2017, the Grizzlies signed Brooks to his rookie scale contract. On October 18, 2017, during the Grizzlies' season opener, Brooks scored 19 points, the most points scored by a Canadian-born player in an NBA debut. On April 11, 2018, Brooks scored 36 points along with seven rebounds, one assist, and two steals in a 137–123 loss against the

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. In December 2018, Brooks was thought to be involved in a failed three-way trade between Memphis, the

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and the

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; the trade faltered over confusion between Brooks and his similarly named teammate,

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, as the Memphis front office did not intend to trade Dillon while the other teams expected him and not MarShon. On January 5, 2019, Brooks suffered from a ruptured ligament in his right big toe and underwent a successful surgery to repair it on January 11, 2019. Brooks missed the remainder of the 2018–19 season. Brooks began the 2019–20 season as the Grizzlies' starting shooting guard. After averaging 16.1 points per game over the first half of the season, on February 5, 2020, he signed a three-year, $35 million extension with the Grizzlies. On February 28, 2020, Brooks scored a season-high 32 points, along with getting two rebounds, one assist and one block in a 104–101 loss against the

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. On May 23, 2021, Brooks made his NBA playoff debut, scoring a season-high 31 points, along with seven rebounds, to help the Grizzlies to a 112–109 Game 1 victory over the top-seeded

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. The Grizzlies would go on to get eliminated and lose the series in five games. On October 12, 2021, it was announced that Brooks would miss two to three weeks due to a fracture in his left hand. On December 19, he scored a career high 37 points in a 105–100 loss to the

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. On January 8, 2022, during a 123–108 win over the

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, Brooks suffered a left ankle injury. The next day, he was ruled out for 3-to-5 weeks with injury, which was diagnosed as an ankle sprain. On April 16, during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, Brooks scored 24 points in a 117–130 loss to the

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. In Game 2 of the 2022 Western Conference semifinals against the

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, Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after he chased down the Warriors' Gary Payton II and hit him in the head when he was in the air, going up for a fast-break layup; Payton fell hard and fractured his left elbow. Brooks was suspended for Game 3 of the series. The Grizzlies would go on to lose the series in six games. On December 17, 2022, Brooks scored a team-leading 32 points during a 115–109 loss to the

. On February 2, 2023, Brooks was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected for punching

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player

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in the groin. The next day, the NBA suspended Brooks for one game without pay for his actions. On March 4, he was suspended for one game without pay for incurring his 16th technical foul of the season. On March 17, Brooks was fined $35,000 by the NBA after he shoved a cameraman to the floor during a game two days earlier against the

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. On March 21, he was suspended for one game without pay for receiving two more technical fouls, pushing his total to 18 for the season. At the end of the season, Brooks was named for the first time to the

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. During Memphis' 2023 NBA playoffs series against the

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, Brooks openly criticized his opponent

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for being "old", drawing scrutiny. Brooks was ejected after committing a flagrant 2 foul just 17 seconds into the second half of the Grizzlies–Lakers Game 3 matchup because of hitting James with a hit below the belt. Memphis would go on to lose the series in six games.

Houston Rockets (2023–present)

On July 8, 2023, Brooks was acquired by the

as part of a sign-and-trade agreement. On October 26, he made his Rockets debut, scoring 14 points along with four rebounds and two assists in a 116–86 loss to the

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. On February 14, 2024, Brooks recorded a 19 point, 10 rebound double-double during a 121–113 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. On January 27, 2025, Brooks put up a career-high and Rockets franchise-record ten three-pointers en route to 36 points in a 114–112 win over the

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National team career

Brooks played for the Canadian national team in the

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, where the team won the silver medal. On May 24, 2022, Brooks was one of fourteen players to agree to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team, aiming to break a decades-long trend of failing to qualify for the Olympic basketball tournament. They achieved this goal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and won the bronze medal, Canada's first global tournament medal in basketball since

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. Brooks played a crucial role, recording a team-best 39 points in their victory over the

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. This was a single-game scoring record for a Canadian player at the World Cup, surpassing Carl Ridd's previous high of 37 at the 1954 edition. Brooks was named Best Defensive Player of the tournament by

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. He was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Business ventures

In 2024, Brooks became an angel investor in Panda Hub, a mobile car detailing marketplace operating in North America. His involvement began as a customer in Houston, Texas, where he utilized the service and later decided to invest, citing the company's innovative approach to simplifying car care through technology. Brooks' investment aligns with his interest in ventures that address everyday problems and offer passive income opportunities.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 75 , , 75 , , 31.8 , , .429 , , .397 , , .818 , , 3.7 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .2 , , 14.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 492 , , 465 , , 29.5 , , .419 , , .355 , , .804 , , 3.2 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , 14.2

Playoffs

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 11 , , 11 , , 30.5 , , .349 , , .347 , , .640 , , 2.7 , , 2.7 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 6 , , 6 , , 27.9 , , .312 , , .238 , , .714 , , 3.0 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , .0 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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, 7 , , 7 , , 29.4 , , .444 , , .345 , , .833 , , 3.1 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .3 , , 12.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 29 , , 29 , , 30.4 , , .396 , , .325 , , .756 , , 3.1 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .2 , , 15.1

College

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, 36 , , 33 , , 28.3 , , .456 , , .337 , , .825 , , 4.9 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .6 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 38 , , 38 , , 32.8 , , .470 , , .338 , , .806 , , 5.4 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 35 , , 27 , , 25.3 , , .488 , , .401 , , .754 , , 3.2 , , 2.7 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 16.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 109 , , 98 , , 28.9 , , .472 , , .362 , , .794 , , 4.6 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .5 , , 14.8

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio

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