The Los Angeles Lakers are interested in signing guard Bruce Brown once free agency starts on June 30, according to NBA insider Mike Singer of the Denver Post. Brown declined his 2023-24 player option with the Denver Nuggets.
Brown averaged 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Nuggets in 2022-23 while shooting 48.3% from the field, 35.8% from beyond the arc and 75.8% from the free-throw line. In the 2023 playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, Lakers and Miami Heat, Brown put up 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
The Boston native averaged 11.4 points, 4.4 boards and 1.0 assists in the Finals versus the Heat.
Brown has career averages of 8.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists with the Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets and Nuggets. He has improved his game every year he’s been in the NBA. It will be fascinating to see if the Miami product re-signs with Denver or plays for another team next season.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Bruce Brown, Denver Nuggets & Los Angeles Lakers Updates
After the Nuggets won the 2023 championship, Brown told Singer the Nuggets are the perfect team for him.
“I want to stay,” Brown said. “Look at us. Celebrating the Finals, winning the Finals. This is what you come to the NBA for, to win at the highest level. It’s a perfect fit. And money is not everything. The money will come. So I’m not worried about that right now.
“We feel amazing, obviously. Since day one in training camp in San Diego, we knew we could do this. We worked for this. Was it 17 of us, 15 of us? Worked extremely hard. Every practice, every game, we stayed locked in. We stayed together. So I’m just extremely happy for the group.”
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Bruce Brown, Denver Nuggets & Los Angeles Lakers Updates
The Nuggets swept the Lakers in the 2023 Western Conference Finals. The Dallas Mavericks will also pursue Brown once free agency starts, league sources told NBA Analysis Network.
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