Terrell Brandon

Infobox NBA Player
name = Terrell Brandon
position = Point guard
nickname =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 180
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|5|20
birth_place = Portland, Oregon
college = Oregon
draft = 11th overall
draft_year = 1991
draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers
career_start = 1991
career_end = 2002
former_teams = Cleveland Cavaliers (1991 – 1997) Milwaukee Bucks (1997 – 1999) Minnesota Timberwolves (1999 – 2002)
awards =Two-Time NBA All-Star 1997 NBA Sportsmanship Award

Thomas Terrell Brandon (born birth date|mf=yes|1970|5|20) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He attended the University of Oregon and was selected 11th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brandon spent the first six years of his career in Cleveland, and was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game in 1996 and 1997. Many regarded Brandon as one of the better point guards in the NBA during the mid 1990's. He was also awarded the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 1997. By this point, Brandon was considered one of the best point guards in the game.After playing for the Cavaliers, Brandon played two years for the Milwaukee Bucks before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fact|date=February 2007 However, he was often plagued by injuries and on February 13, 2002, he was placed on the injury list by the Timberwolves, from which he did not return.

On July 23, 2003 Brandon was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for salary cap purposes. He was waived by the Hawks on February 17, 2004, two years after his last game, and on March 9 he announced his retirement. Brandon finished his career averaging 13.8 points, three rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.58 steals per game, and came within six points of scoring 10,000 in his career. His career-high for assists registered in a game was 16, which he accomplished five times. Terrell was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Brandon was born Portland, Oregon, United States and attended Grant High School there. As a child, Terrell suffered from chronic foot deformation. He currently operates a barbershop in Portland which caters to numerous NBA players. [cite web
title= Friendly rivalry: Old pals Brandon, Stoudamire meet again
work=CNN/Sports Illustrated
publisher=Associated Press
date=April 22, 2000
url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2000/playoffs/news/2000/04/22/brandon_stoudamire_ap/]

In late February 2008, Brandon and former NFL defensive back Anthony Newman were the victims of an extortion attempt. Both Brandon and Newman received letters demanding money. Brandon and his friend, Timothy Upshaw, went along with the letter's request for Brandon to leave a bag outside of his garage with money inside (though they only placed a single dollar bill and plain paper in the bag). Bobby Hayes, the man responsible for the letters, arrived to retrieve the bag when he was confronted by Upshaw. Police were later called to the scene after a resident heard men talking about killing someone. Bobby Hayes was brought into custody and later released on bail, receiving orders not to contact Brandon, Newman or their families. [ [http://www.kval.com/sports/local/15875682.html Former NBA player helps police nab suspect - KVAL ] ]

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External links

*NBA-profile
*basketball-reference