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New Orleans Pelicans: 25 Best Players To Play For The Pelicans

By Phil Watson

Oct 23, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view from the court during the second half of a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Heat 93-90. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view from the court during the second half of a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Heat 93-90. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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WASHINGTON – MARCH 1: Kwame Brown #5 of the Washington Wizards fights for a rebound against P.J. Brown #42 of the New Orleans Hornets during NBA action on March 1, 2004 at the MCI Center in Washington DC. The Wizards won 111-106. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – MARCH 1: Kwame Brown #5 of the Washington Wizards fights for a rebound against P.J. Brown #42 of the New Orleans Hornets during NBA action on March 1, 2004 at the MCI Center in Washington DC. The Wizards won 111-106. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

6. player. 69. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Miami Heat, Aug. 1, 2000.. PF-C. 2002-06. P.J. Brown

P.J. Brown was an original member of the New Orleans Hornets, moving with the team from Charlotte in 2002 after being acquired in a trade with the Miami Heat in August 2000.

He was fourth in the NBA in field-goal percentage in 2002-03.

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In four seasons in New Orleans and Oklahoma City, Brown averaged 10.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 33.5 minutes per game, shooting .477/0-for-4/.847.

Brown was a second-round pick out of Louisiana Tech by the New Jersey Nets in the 1992 NBA Draft and played a season in Greece before signing with the Nets in July 1993.

He signed with Miami in July 1996 and was a two-time All-Defensive selection for the Heat.

With the Hornets in Charlotte, he was an All-Defensive pick in 2000-01.

Unsigned in July 2007, Brown waited until February 2008 to sign with the Boston Celtics and earned a championship ring before retiring at season’s end.

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