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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Brandon Samuel Bass | |
| birthday | 30th April 1985 (age 35) | |
| place of birth | Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA | |
| size | 203 cm | |
| Weight | 113 kg | |
| position | Power forward | |
| college | Louisiana State | |
| NBA draft | 2005 , 33rd Pick, New Orleans Hornets | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Liaoning Flying Leopards | |
| league | CBA | |
| Jersey number | 30th | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2005–2007 New Orleans Hornets 2007–2009 Dallas Mavericks 2009–2011 Orlando Magic 2011–2015 Boston Celtics 2015–2016 Los Angeles Lakers 2016–2017 Los Angeles Clippers Since 2017 Liaoning Flying Leopards
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Brandon Samuel Bass (born April 30, 1985 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ) is an American basketball player who was active in the NBA from 2005 to 2016 . Since 2017 he has been under contract with the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese CBA .
childhood
Bass grew up in a poor family in Erwinville and suffered severe blows of fate in his childhood. His father left the family early. His mother struggled every day to support the family; she died of a severe heart attack in her sleep. Since then, Bass lived with his brother Chris and his sister Dashia with his aunt, who now had eight children to look after.
Career
Bass first played at Capitol High School and later at Louisiana State University . After his sophomore year at LSU, he signed up for the NBA draft . He was previously named 2005 SEC Player of the Year .
In the 2007 draft , the New Orleans Hornets voted him 33rd. Bass was active two seasons for the team from Louisiana and then moved to the Dallas Mavericks on July 26, 2007 .
In July 2009 he signed a 4 year contract with Orlando Magic. On December 3, 2010, he reached his career best with 27 points against the Detroit Pistons .
On December 9, 2011, bass was traded for Glen Davis and Von Wafer in the Boston Celtics . With the Celtics, Bass reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the shortened season 2011/12 , where they only narrowly failed due to the Miami Heat around LeBron James . Bass was active for the Celtics until the end of the 2014/15 season .
After being under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2015/16 season , Bass moved to city rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, for one season in the summer of 2016 .
Web links
- Brandon Bass - player profile on basketball-reference.com
swell
- ↑ NBA.com: Forward Bass agrees to four-year deal with Magic ( July 7, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ LA Clippers Sign Brandon Bass. In: NBA.com. Internet Archive, July 22, 2016, accessed on April 28, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Bass, Brandon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bass, Brandon Sam (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baton Rouge , Louisiana |