Lorenzo D'Ontez Brown Banks (born 26 August 1990) is an American-Spanish professional

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of the

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and the

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. He played college basketball for the

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and spent several seasons in the

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(NBA). Born in the United States, he helped lead the Spanish national team to a

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title in

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High school career

Brown initially attended Centennial High School in his native

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(

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). He averaged 20.8 points as a senior and was named a fourth-team Parade All-American and the Georgia 5A player of the Year. When he graduated on 2009, he was the No. 36 nationally and the No. 7 shooting guard overall by Rivals.com. After he graduated, he attended the

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College career

Brown, a 6'5"

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, played for

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from 2010 to 2013. He started all three seasons and led the Wolfpack to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in

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and

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. As a junior, Brown averaged 12.4

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and 4.3

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and led the

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(ACC) in assists with 7.2 per game. At the close of the season, Brown was named second team All-ACC. During his college career Brown averaged 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 32.6 minutes per game. After the 2012–13 season, Brown decided to forgo his final season of college eligibility and declared for the

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Professional career

2013–14 season

Brown was selected with the 52nd overall pick in the

by the Minnesota Timberwolves and subsequently joined the team for the

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. On September 26, 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the Timberwolves. However, he was waived by Timberwolves on October 25, 2013. On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the

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. On November 20, 2013, he signed with the

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. He made his debut that same day, scoring 5 points with 58 seconds left in the 4th quarter. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Delaware 87ers. On March 14, 2014, he was waived by the 76ers. On March 16, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.

2014–15 season

On July 29, 2014, he signed with

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of Italy for the 2014–15 season. On September 5, 2014, his contract was voided by Venezia after he failed physicals. On September 25, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Pistons on October 20, 2014. On November 1, 2014, he was acquired by the

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. On November 15, he made his debut for the Drive in a 112–103 loss to the

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, recording 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes. On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015

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. On January 28, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the

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. Three days later, in just his third game for the Timberwolves, he was thrown into the starting line-up due to being the only healthy point guard on the team as

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and

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were both out injured. He was forced to play all but five seconds of their 90–106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as he recorded 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 point. He moved back to the bench the following game on February 2 with the return of

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from long-term injury. His playing time drastically decreased as he managed just 1:29 minutes of action in the 94–100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. On February 6, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. On February 19, 2015, he signed with the Timberwolves for the rest of the season. On October 24, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves.

2015–16 season

On November 12, 2015, Brown was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive. Two days later, he made his season debut in a 113–101 win over the

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, recording 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals in 23 minutes off the bench. On January 8, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the

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. He made his debut for the Suns four days later, recording 7 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in a 116–97 loss to the

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. On January 18, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns. After his contract expired, the Suns decided to not retain him, making him a free agent. On January 29, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game, earning his second straight All-Star nod. On February 2, he was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive. On March 18, 2016, Brown signed a 10-day contract with the

. He later signed a second 10-day contract with the Pistons on March 28, and then for the rest of the season on April 13. Brown was waived by the Pistons on October 22, 2016, before playing in a game for them.

2016–17 season

On November 4, 2016, Brown signed a deal with Russian team

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, but his contract was voided on November 15 after failing a physical. On December 8, 2016, he signed a contract with the

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of the

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to replace the injured

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. In 20 games, he averaged 24.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.6 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line. On March 3, 2017, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 CBA season, Brown was reacquired by the

2017–18 season

Brown joined the

for the 2017

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. He ultimately signed a

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with the

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. Under the terms of the deal, split time between the Raptors and their G League affiliate, the

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. He also became the first player who previously had NBA experience to sign a two-way contract with an NBA team. He won the

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for the season with Raptors 905. Prior to the close of the season, Brown's contract was upgraded to a standard deal.

2018–19 season

On July 20, 2018, the Raptors re-signed Brown. In 26 games for the team during the 2018–19 season, Brown averaged 2.1 points per game in 8.2 minutes per game. On January 7, 2019, the Raptors waived Brown. On February 10, 2019,

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of the

was reported to have signed Brown. Brown made his debut for the Loong Lions two days later, scoring 17 points with 2 rebounds and a steal in a 97–93 victory over the

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. In eight games he averaged 25.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 2.8 steals per game, and shot 80% from the free throw line.

Crvena zvezda

On August 3, 2019,

announced that they had signed Brown. He averaged 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, and shot 84% from the free throw line.

Fenerbahçe

On July 14, 2020, he signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the

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. He averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 83% from the free throw line. On June 17, 2021, Brown was released from the Turkish club.

UNICS Kazan

On July 23, 2021, Brown signed a one-year contract with UNICS. He left the team in early 2022 due to the

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, but returned later to finish the season. He averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and shot 85% from the free throw line.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

On June 29, 2022, Brown signed a two-year deal with Israeli club

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. In 2022–23, he averaged 16.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game, and shot 89% from the free throw line. In February, Brown signed a contract extension with Maccabi until the end of the 2025–26 season.

Panathinaikos

On June 19, 2024, Brown agreed upon a three-year contract, worth 5.4 million euros (along with a €600.000 buy-out compensation for Maccabi), with the reigning

champions

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. The deal was made official on June 25, 2024.

National team career

After being a

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target for Croatia, Brown was granted

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in early July 2022 ahead of

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. Brown stated that the prospect of being coached at the Spain national team by

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—whom he had previously collaborated with at the

—was the deciding factor the player chose Spain. He represented

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, winning gold in the final against

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. He was subsequently named to the All-Tournament Team.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues

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