Report: Kwame Brown wants $300K to play overseas
Kwame Brown has an ambitious plan to return to basketball, but he's being modest when it comes to salary.
If Brown fails to attract any suitors in the NBA, he would settle for a $300,000 paycheck to play overseas, according to international reporter David Pick.
Brown signed with agency Interperformances, which released the following statement about his comeback efforts:
The #1 overall pick of the 2001 draft is ready for a new life. His comeback can be the road to glory for a team that believes in him. Kwame is back, physically healthy and ready to be the outstanding player he was on several NBA teams.
A great intimidator that can block shots, rebound consistently and explode in devastating dunks. No longer the young man that entered the NBA, Kwame is now an experienced and mature player and man. And he's back, for the love of the game.
The 34-year-old was the first overall pick in 2001 - a title that was both a gift and a curse.
Brown, who had skipped college to head for the pros, didn't pan out quite like then-Washington Wizards president Michael Jordan had anticipated. Jordan expected a low-post scoring machine, but Brown averaged just 7.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting during his years in the nation's capital.
The oft-derided Brown eventually settled into the career of a journeyman, bouncing around six other franchises over his dubious 11-year career.
He last played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2012-13.