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Oklahoma City Thunder: 25 Best Players To Play For The Thunder

By Phil Watson

May 28, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; General view of t-shirts lining the seats before the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors in game six of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
May 28, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; General view of t-shirts lining the seats before the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors in game six of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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BUFFALO, NY - CIRCA 1975: Fred Brown of the Seattle Supersonics holds the ball while under pressure from Ed Charles and Randy Smith #9 of the Buffalo Braves during a National Basketball Association game at the Memorial Auditorium circa 1975 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY – CIRCA 1975: Fred Brown of the Seattle Supersonics holds the ball while under pressure from Ed Charles and Randy Smith #9 of the Buffalo Braves during a National Basketball Association game at the Memorial Auditorium circa 1975 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

1971-84. Fred Brown. 19. player. 149. How acquired: 6th overall pick from Iowa, 1971 NBA Draft.. SG-PG

All-American Fred Brown had dropped almost 28 points a game as a senior at Iowa.

The Seattle SuperSonics used the sixth overall pick in the 1971 NBA Draft to add him to the mix.

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Seldom-used as a rookie, Brown became a starter in his second season and went on to be named an All-Star in 1976, when he was fifth in the NBA in scoring.

Brown led the league in three-point shooting in 1979-80, the first year the NBA adopted the long ball. He was third in free-throw shooting in 1977-78 and 1978-79 while finishing fifth in both 1975-76 and 1976-77.

Brown placed fifth in the NBA in steals in 1974-75.

He took on a reserve role for the Sonics clubs that reached back-to-back NBA Finals in 1978 and 1979.

He was their leading scorer in the 1978 NBA Finals loss to the Washington Bullets, averaging 19.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 27.9 minutes per game, shooting 45.5 percent and going 14-for-20 from the foul line in the seven-game defeat.

In 1979, Brown averaged 9.2 points, 2.2 assists, 1.2 rebounds and a steal in 15.8 minutes per game, shooting 48.8 percent from the floor and going 6-for-7 at the line.

He remained with the club until his retirement at the end of the 1983-84 season.

In 13 seasons with the Sonics, Brown averaged 14.6 points, 3.3 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 25.4 minutes per game, shooting .478/.373/.858.

He is 40th in NBA history with a free-throw percentage of .858.

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