Brendan Haywood
Haywood with the Washington Wizards in 2009
Personal information
Born (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High schoolJames B. Dudley
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career2001–2015
PositionCenter
Number3, 00, 33
Career history
2001–2010Washington Wizards
2010–2012Dallas Mavericks
2012–2014Charlotte Bobcats
2014–2015Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points5,538 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds4,875 (6.0 rpg)
Assists442 (0.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Palma Team competition

Brendan Todd Haywood (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Following his playing career, Haywood became a college basketball announcer for CBS Sports and a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

College career

As a senior at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, Haywood won the Gatorade North Carolina Basketball Player of the Year. He was named to the 1997 McDonald's All-American Team.

After graduation, Haywood enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 1997–98 season. Haywood was recruited by legendary Tar Heel basketball coach Dean Smith, but the coach retired shortly after Haywood's arrival on campus and turned the job over to his assistant, Bill Guthridge. Haywood backed up Makhtar N'Diaye at the center position his freshman season, and was the most-used bench player after the six rotating starters (Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Shammond Williams, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja, and N'Diaye). That season, the Tar Heels advanced to the National Semifinals of the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Haywood moved into the starting lineup during his sophomore season, and the Tar Heels earned a #3 seed in the 1999 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the first round. The Tar Heels struggled again during the 1999–2000 season, but experienced a resurgence during the 2000 NCAA tournament, reaching the Final Four. The 2000–01 season was Haywood's last at UNC and the first for new head coach Matt Doherty. That season the Tar Heels earned a #2 seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the second round.

At UNC, Haywood recorded the first triple-double in school history against the University of Miami on December 4, 2000, with 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 blocks (which was also a UNC record). He also finished his college basketball career as the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in field goal percentage (63.7%) and is the Tar Heels' all-time leader in blocked shots (304). During his senior year, Haywood was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd Team, and also was named 2nd Team All-America by the Sporting News.[1]

NBA career

Washington Wizards (2001–2010)

Haywood was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 20th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Michael Doleac, who in turn traded him to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Laron Profit and a first-round draft pick. After playing as the Wizards' starting center for the bulk of six years, Haywood began putting up career numbers in the 2007–08 season.

Dallas Mavericks (2010–2012)

On February 13, 2010, Haywood was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson for Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton, and Quinton Ross.[2] On July 9, 2010, Haywood re-signed with the Mavericks[3] to a reported six-year, $55 million deal. The Mavericks went on to win the 2011 NBA championship.[4] On July 12, 2012, Haywood was waived by the Mavericks under the league's amnesty clause.[5]

Haywood dunks on Reggie Evans, 2013

Charlotte Bobcats (2012–2014)

On July 14, 2012, Haywood was claimed off waivers by the Charlotte Bobcats.[6] He missed the entire 2013–14 season due to a stress fracture in his foot.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2015)

On July 12, 2014, Haywood was traded, along with the drafts right to Dwight Powell, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Scotty Hopson and cash considerations.[7] Haywood's final NBA game was played in Game 4 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals on May 26, 2015. In that game, Cleveland completed a 4–0 sweep over the Atlanta Hawks, winning the game 118 – 88, with Haywood only playing for 2 minutes, missing his only jumpshot and recording no other stats. That 2 minutes was the only playing time Haywood saw during the 2015 Playoffs with the Cavs. Cleveland advanced to the Finals, but eventually lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.

On July 27, 2015, Haywood was traded, along with Mike Miller and two future second-round draft picks, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for cash considerations.[8] However, the Blazers waived him three days later.[9]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Washington 62220.4.493.000.6065.2.5.31.55.1
2002–03 Washington 816923.8.510.000.6335.0.4.41.56.2
2003–04 Washington 775919.3.515.000.5855.0.6.41.37.0
2004–05 Washington 686827.4.560.000.6096.8.8.81.79.4
2005–06 Washington 797023.8.514.000.5855.9.6.41.37.3
2006–07 Washington 774922.6.558.000.5486.2.6.41.16.6
2007–08 Washington 808027.9.528.000.7357.2.9.41.710.6
2008–09 Washington 6529.2.480.000.4767.31.3.72.59.7
2009–10 Washington 494832.9.561.000.64610.3.4.42.19.8
2009–10 Dallas 281926.5.564.000.5757.4.9.32.08.1
2010–11† Dallas 72818.5.574.000.3625.2.3.21.04.4
2011–12 Dallas 545421.2.518.000.4696.0.4.41.05.2
2012–13 Charlotte 611719.0.431.000.4554.8.5.3.83.5
2014–15 Cleveland 2215.4.467.000.5381.3.1.1.51.6
Career 81654922.9.528.000.5876.0.5.41.46.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Washington 101029.6.542.000.6367.61.01.42.010.6
2006 Washington 6625.8.682.000.5203.2.8.31.87.2
2007 Washington 3011.3.714.000.7501.7.3.3.04.3
2008 Washington 6629.7.591.000.8006.7.8.71.512.0
2010 Dallas 6223.2.571.000.6006.2.51.21.76.0
2011† Dallas 18015.3.581.000.4654.1.2.11.03.1
2012 Dallas 4415.3.286.000.6253.3.3.3.53.3
Career 532821.4.564.000.5985.0.5.61.36.4

Broadcast career

After Haywood retired from the NBA, he became an analyst and a broadcaster for NBA TV. He also worked as an analyst for NBATV and TNT's coverage of the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs.

References

  1. ↑ Player Bio: Brendan Haywood
  2. ↑ "Wizards trade Butler to Mavs for Howard in 7-player deal". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Mavericks re-sign Brendan Haywood
  4. ↑ MacMahon, Tim (June 12, 2011). "Rapid Reaction: Mavericks win NBA Title". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mavs waive Haywood as their amnesty player". NBA.com. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte Bobcats Awarded Center Brendan Haywood Off Waivers". NBA.com. July 14, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hopson Acquired from Cavs
  8. ↑ "Trail Blazers Acquire Brendan Haywood, Mike Miller and Draft Picks from Cleveland". NBA.com. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Trail Blazers Waive Brendan Haywood". NBA.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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